Pinus dalatensis

Pinaceae Pinus dalatensis Ferré

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
dalatensis refers to the City of Dalat in Vietnam, close to where it was discovered; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Dalat pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pinus dalatensis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 41, LAO, VIE

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Pinus dalatensis 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 dalatensis is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Pinus dalatensis and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – NE
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus dalatensis has been assigned the status of NE(Not Evaluated). This means that there has not been made an assessment of its status.

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

Pinus dalatensis is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus dalatensis is also placed under Pinaceae.