Pinus oocarpa

Pinaceae Pinus oocarpa Schiede ex Schltdl.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
oocarpa refers to ‘egg fruit’; indicating the shape of its seed cones.

Colloquial Name
Egg-cone pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-DF, MXC-ME, MXC-MO, MXC-PU, MXC-TL, MXE, MXE-AG, MXE-CO, MXE-CU, MXE-DU, MXE-GU, MXE-HI, MXE-NL, MXE-QU, MXE-SL, MXE-TA, MXE-ZA, MXG, MXG-VC, MXN, MXN-SI, MXN-SO, MXS, MXS-CL, MXS-GR, MXS-JA, MXS-MI, MXS-NA, MXS-OA, MXT, MXT-CI, 8, 80, ELS, GUA, HON, NIC

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Pinus oocarpa 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 oocarpa is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Pinus oocarpa and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 4 Invasive Species / Pathogens & Genetic Risks
  • 4.2 Problematic Native Species & Diseases
• 5 Natural System Modifications
  • 5.1 Fire & Fire Suppression

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

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