Pinus krempfii

Pinaceae Pinus krempfii Lecomte

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
krempfii refers to the plant collector M. Krempf, who collected the type specimen.

Colloquial Name
Krempf ’s pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 41, VIE

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Pinus krempfii is hardy to USDA Zone 10 , meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus krempfii has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus krempfii is Subsect. Krempfianae. Because Subsect. Krempfianae contains only one species, this taxon is considered as monotypic.Pinus krempfii is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus krempfii is also placed under Pinaceae.