Pinus kesiya

Pinaceae Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
kesiya refers to the Khasi hills in India, where it was first found; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Khasia pine, Khasi pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus kesiya:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-YN, 4, 40, ASS, ASS-AS, ASS-MA, ASS-ME, ASS-MI, ASS-NA, 41, CBD, LAO, MYA, THA, VIE, 42, PHI

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Pinus kesiya is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus kesiya is stable. There are ongoing threats for Pinus kesiya 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 – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus kesiya 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 kesiya is Subsect. Pinus. The coordinate taxa for Pinus kesiya are therefore:

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