Pinus cembroides ssp. orizabensis

Pinaceae Pinus cembroides ssp. orizabensis D.K.Bailey

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
cembroides refers to ‘like cembra’; indicating a similarity with Pinus cembra.
orizabensis refers to the Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Orizaba pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Pinus cembroides:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-PU, MXC-TL, MXG, MXG-VC

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

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus cembroides ssp. orizabensis has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

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

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