Pinus tabuliformis var. mukdensis

Pinaceae Pinus tabuliformis var. mukdensis (Uyeki ex Nakai) Uyeki

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
tabuliformis possibly refers to ‘forming planks’ or ‘table-shaped’; indicating this tree’s common use or flat-topped crown.
mukdensis refers to ‘Mukden’, a historical name for the Chinese City of Shenyang, close to where this tree grows; indicating its habitat

Colloquial Name
Mukden pine

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pinus tabuliformis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHM, CHM-LN, 38, KOR, KOR-NK

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Pinus tabuliformis var. mukdensis is hardy to USDA Zone 5 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -28.9C (-20F) to -23.3C (-10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus tabuliformis var. mukdensis is unknown. There are no known threats for Pinus tabuliformis var. mukdensis.

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

Pinus tabuliformis var. mukdensis is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus tabuliformis var. mukdensis is also placed under Pinaceae.