Pinus luzmariae

Pinaceae Pinus luzmariae Pérez de la Rosa

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
luzmariae refers to the school mistress named Luz Maria, who taught the author of this species about plants.

Colloquial Name
Luz Maria pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXE, MXE-DU, MXS, MXS-JA, MXS-MI, MXS-OA, 8, 80, HON

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

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

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 3 Climate Change & Natural Disasters
  • 3.2 Storms / Flooding & Other Events
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

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

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