Pinus cembroides ssp. lagunae

Pinaceae Pinus cembroides ssp. lagunae (Robert-Passini) D.K.Bailey

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
cembroides refers to ‘like cembra’; indicating a similarity with Pinus cembra.
lagunae refers to the Sierra de la Laguna, a mountain range in Mexico; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Laguna pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Pinus cembroides:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXN, MXN-BS

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus cembroides ssp. lagunae are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus cembroides ssp. lagunae that are known of.

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus cembroides ssp. lagunae is stable. There are ongoing threats for Pinus cembroides ssp. lagunae and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus cembroides ssp. lagunae 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 cembroides is Subsect. Cembroides. The coordinate taxa for Pinus cembroides are therefore:

Pinus cembroides ssp. lagunae is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus cembroides ssp. lagunae is also placed under Pinaceae.