Pinaceae Pinus brutia var. brutia Ten.
Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
brutia refers to the Roman district of Brutium, what’s now called Calabria, where it was introduced in Roman times.
Colloquial Name
Calabrian pine, Brutia pine
Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Pinus brutia:
- Pinus brutia var. brutia
- Pinus brutia var. eldarica
- Pinus brutia var. pendulifolia
- Pinus brutia var. pityusa
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
1, 13, BUL, GRC, KRI, TUE, 3, 34, CYP, EAI, LBS, LBS-LB, LBS-SY, TUR
Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus brutia var. brutia are unknown. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus brutia var. brutia that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Pinus brutia var. brutia 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 brutia var. brutia is unknown. There are no known threats for Pinus brutia var. brutia.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus brutia var. brutia 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 brutia is Subsect. Pinaster. The coordinate taxa for Pinus brutia are therefore:
- Pinus canariensis
- Pinus halepensis
- Pinus heldreichii
- Pinus latteri
- Pinus merkusii
- Pinus pinaster
- Pinus pinea
- Pinus roxburghii
Pinus brutia var. brutia is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus brutia var. brutia is also placed under Pinaceae.
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