Pinaceae Pinus montezumae var. montezumae Lamb.
Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
montezumae refers to the Aztec emperor Montezuma II.
Colloquial Name
Montezuma pine
Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Pinus montezumae:
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-DF, MXC-ME, MXC-MO, MXC-PU, MXC-TL, MXE, MXE-HI, MXE-NL, MXE-QU, MXE-TA, MXE-ZA, MXG, MXG-VC, MXS, MXS-GR, MXS-JA, MXS-MI, MXS-NA, MXS-OA, MXT, MXT-CI, 8, 80, GUA
Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus montezumae var. montezumae are unknown. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus montezumae var. montezumae that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Pinus montezumae var. montezumae 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 montezumae var. montezumae is unknown. There are no known threats for Pinus montezumae var. montezumae.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus montezumae var. montezumae 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 montezumae is Subsect. Ponderosae. The coordinate taxa for Pinus montezumae are therefore:
- Pinus arizonica
- Pinus coulteri
- Pinus devoniana
- Pinus douglasiana
- Pinus durangensis
- Pinus engelmannii
- Pinus hartwegii
- Pinus jeffreyi
- Pinus maximinoi
- Pinus ponderosa
- Pinus pseudostrobus
- Pinus sabiniana
- Pinus torreyana
Pinus montezumae var. montezumae is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus montezumae var. montezumae is also placed under Pinaceae.
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