Pinus ayacahuite

Pinaceae Pinus ayacahuite Ehrenb. ex Schltdl.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
ayacahuite refers to the local name for this tree.

Colloquial Name
Mexican white pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus ayacahuite:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-DF, MXC-ME, MXC-MO, MXC-PU, MXC-TL, MXE, MXE-GU, MXE-HI, MXE-QU, MXG, MXG-VC, MXS, MXT, MXT-CI, 8, 80, ELS, GUA, HON

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus ayacahuite are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus ayacahuite that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Pinus ayacahuite is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus ayacahuite is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus ayacahuite and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus ayacahuite has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus ayacahuite is Subsect. Strobi. The coordinate taxa for Pinus ayacahuite are therefore:

Pinus ayacahuite is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus ayacahuite is also placed under Pinaceae.

Cultivars
‘Forest Green’, ‘HB Eschrich’