Pinaceae Pinus tabuliformis var. tabuliformis Carrière
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.
Colloquial Name
Chinese red pine
Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pinus tabuliformis:
- Pinus tabuliformis var. mukdensis
- Pinus tabuliformis var. tabuliformis
- Pinus tabuliformis var. umbraculifera
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC, CHI, CHI-NM, CHI-NX, CHN, CHN-BJ, CHN-GS, CHN-HB, CHN-SA, CHN-SD, CHN-SX, CHN-TJ, CHS, CHS-HN
Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus tabuliformis var. tabuliformis are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus tabuliformis var. tabuliformis that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Pinus tabuliformis var. tabuliformis 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. tabuliformis is increasing. There are no known threats for Pinus tabuliformis var. tabuliformis.
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus tabuliformis var. tabuliformis 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 densata
- Pinus densiflora
- Pinus henryi
- Pinus hwangshanensis
- Pinus kesiya
- Pinus luchuensis
- Pinus massoniana
- Pinus mugo
- Pinus nigra
- Pinus resinosa
- Pinus sylvestris
- Pinus taiwanensis
- Pinus thunbergii
- Pinus tropicalis
- Pinus uncinata
- Pinus x densithunbergii
- Pinus x neilreichiana
- Pinus x rhaetica
- Pinus yunnanensis
Pinus tabuliformis var. tabuliformis is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus tabuliformis var. tabuliformis is also placed under Pinaceae.
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