Pinaceae Pinus luchuensis Mayr
Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
luchuensis refers to ‘Luchu Islands’, a synonym for the Ryuku Islands, where the the type specimen is found; indicating its habitat.
Colloquial Name
Luchu pine, Okinawa pine
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus luchuensis are coastal sand dunes , sea cliffs and rocky offshore islands . The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus luchuensis that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Pinus luchuensis 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 luchuensis is stable. There are ongoing threats for Pinus luchuensis and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus luchuensis 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 luchuensis is Subsect. Pinus. The coordinate taxa for Pinus luchuensis are therefore:
- Pinus densata
- Pinus densiflora
- Pinus henryi
- Pinus hwangshanensis
- Pinus kesiya
- 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 luchuensis is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus luchuensis is also placed under Pinaceae.
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