Pinus leiophylla

Pinaceae Pinus leiophylla Schiede ex Schltdl. & Cham.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
leiophylla refers to ‘soft leaves’; indicating its needles feel relatively soft.

Colloquial Name
Smooth-leaved pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus leiophylla:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 76, ARI, 77, NWM, 79, MXC, MXC-DF, MXC-ME, MXC-MO, MXC-PU, MXC-TL, MXE, MXE-AG, MXE-CU, MXE-DU, MXE-GU, MXE-HI, MXE-QU, MXE-SL, MXE-ZA, MXG, MXG-VC, MXN, MXN-SI, MXN-SO, MXS, MXS-CL, MXS-GR, MXS-JA, MXS-MI, MXS-NA, MXS-OA

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Pinus leiophylla 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 leiophylla is stable. There are ongoing threats for Pinus leiophylla and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.2 Biological Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

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

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

Cultivars
‘Cochise’