Pinus merkusii

Pinaceae Pinus merkusii Jungh. & de Vriese

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
merkusii refers to H. Merkus de Kock, an official in the Dutch East Indies.

Colloquial Name
Merkus’s pine, Mindoro pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
4, 42, PHI, SUM

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus merkusii are moist savanna. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus merkusii that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Pinus merkusii 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 merkusii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus merkusii and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus merkusii has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

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

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