Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis

Pinaceae Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis (Sénécl.) W.H.Barrett & Golfari

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
caribaea refers to the Caribbean; indicating its habitat.
hondurensis refers to Honduras; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Honduras pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pinus caribaea:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXT, MXT-QR, 8, 80, BLZ, GUA, HON, NIC

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis is increasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis 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 caribaea is Subsect. Australes. The coordinate taxa for Pinus caribaea are therefore:

Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis is also placed under Pinaceae.