Pinus gerardiana

Pinaceae Pinus gerardiana Wall. ex D. Don

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
gerardiana refers to the brothers Gerard, who discovered it.

Colloquial Name
Gerard’s pine, Chilgoza pine, Himalayan nut pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 34, AFG, 36, CHT, 4, 40, PAK, WHM, WHM-HP, WHM-JK

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Pinus gerardiana is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.2 Biological Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

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

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

Cultivars
‘Khyber Pass’