Pinus densata

Pinaceae Pinus densata Mast.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
densata refers to ‘thickening’; indicating the bulging apophyses (second year’s cone scale growth).

Colloquial Name
Gaoshan pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHQ, CHT

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Pinus densata is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus densata is stable. There are no known threats for Pinus densata.

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

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