Pinaceae Pinus kesiya var. 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
Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus kesiya var. kesiya are unknown. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus kesiya var. kesiya that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Pinus kesiya var. 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 var. kesiya is unknown. There are no known threats for Pinus kesiya var. kesiya.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus kesiya var. 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 densata
- Pinus densiflora
- Pinus henryi
- Pinus hwangshanensis
- Pinus luchuensis
- Pinus massoniana
- Pinus mugo
- Pinus nigra
- Pinus resinosa
- Pinus sylvestris
- Pinus tabuliformis
- Pinus taiwanensis
- Pinus thunbergii
- Pinus tropicalis
- Pinus uncinata
- Pinus x densithunbergii
- Pinus x neilreichiana
- Pinus x rhaetica
- Pinus yunnanensis
Pinus kesiya var. kesiya is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus kesiya var. kesiya is also placed under Pinaceae.
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