Pinus massoniana var. hainanensis

Pinaceae Pinus massoniana var. hainanensis W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
massoniana refers to the botanist F. Masson.
hainanensis refers to the Chinese Province of Hainan, where the type specimen was found; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Hainan pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus massoniana:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHH

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Pinus massoniana var. hainanensis is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

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

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.3 Other Ecosystem Modifications

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus massoniana var. hainanensis has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus massoniana is Subsect. Pinus. The coordinate taxa for Pinus massoniana are therefore:

Pinus massoniana var. hainanensis is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus massoniana var. hainanensis is also placed under Pinaceae.