Pinus brutia var. eldarica

Pinaceae Pinus brutia var. eldarica (Medw.) Silba

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.
eldarica refers to the Eldar Shami nature reserve in Azerbaijan; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Eldar pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Pinus brutia:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 33, TCS, 34, IRN, IRQ

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus brutia var. eldarica are temperate forests, rocky areas. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus brutia var. eldarica that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Pinus brutia var. eldarica 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. eldarica is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Pinus brutia var. eldarica and they are listed as follows:

• 4 Invasive Species / Pathogens & Genetic Risks
  • 4.1 Invasive Non-Native Species & Diseases

IUCN Category – DD
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus brutia var. eldarica has been assigned the status of DD(Data Defficient). This means that according to the Red List criteria, not enough data has been obtained about its abundance and/or distribution.

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

Pinus brutia var. eldarica is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus brutia var. eldarica is also placed under Pinaceae.