Pinus maximartinezii

Pinaceae Pinus maximartinezii Rzed.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
maximartinezii refers to the Mexican botanist Maximino Martinéz, who extensively researched Mexican conifers.

Colloquial Name
Martinez pinyon

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXE, MXE-DU, MXE-ZA

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Pinus maximartinezii is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.2 Biological Resource Use
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus maximartinezii 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 maximartinezii is Subsect. Rzedowskianae. The coordinate taxa for Pinus maximartinezii are therefore:

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