Pinus greggii var. australis

Pinaceae Pinus greggii var. australis Donahue & Lopez Upton

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
greggii refers to J. Gregg, who collected the type specimen.
australis refers to ‘from the south’; indicating it’s distribution is more south than var. greggii.

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus greggii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-PU, MXE, MXE-HI, MXE-QU

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

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus greggii var. australis 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 greggii is Subsect. Australes. The coordinate taxa for Pinus greggii are therefore:

Pinus greggii var. australis is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus greggii var. australis is also placed under Pinaceae.