Pinus durangensis

Pinaceae Pinus durangensis Martínez

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
durangensis refers to the Mexican State of Durango, where it was first described.

Colloquial Name
Durango pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXE, MXE-CU, MXE-DU, MXE-ZA, MXN, MXN-SI, MXN-SO, MXS, MXS-JA, MXS-MI

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

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

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

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus durangensis has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

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

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