Pinus halepensis

Pinaceae Pinus halepensis Mill.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
halepensis refers to ‘Haleb’, an Old Babylonian name for Aleppo; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Aleppo pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
1, 12, BAL, COR, FRA, FRA-FR, FRA-MO, POR, SAR, SPA, SPA-SP, 13, ALB, GRC, ITA, ITA-IT, SIC, SIC-MA, SIC-SI, YUG, YUG-BH, YUG-CR, YUG-MN, 2, 20, ALG, LBY, MOR, MOR-MO, MOR-SP, TUN, 3, 34, LBS, LBS-LB, LBS-SY, PAL, PAL-IS, PAL-JO

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus halepensis are mediterranean-type shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus halepensis that are known of.

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

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

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

Cultivars
‘Brevifolia’, ‘Cedar’s Lemon’, ‘Kapunda’, ‘Nana’, ‘Rotundata’, ‘Variegata’