Pinus brutia var. pityusa

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Pinaceae Pinus brutia var. pityusa (Steven) 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.
pityusa refers to the Pitsunda region (Pityus in ancient Greek), founded by Greek colonists; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Pityus pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Pinus brutia:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 14, KRY, 3, 33, NCS, NCS-KR, TCS, TCS-AB, TCS-GR

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

USDA Hardiness zone7
Pinus brutia var. pityusa 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. pityusa is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus brutia var. pityusa and they are listed as follows:

IUCN CategoryVU
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus brutia var. pityusa has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

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


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

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