Pinus tabuliformis var. umbraculifera

Pinaceae Pinus tabuliformis var. umbraculifera Liou & Q.L.Wang

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.
umbraculifera refers to ‘umbrella bearing’; indicating the umbrella shape of its highly forked crown.

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pinus tabuliformis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHN, CHN-HB

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Pinus tabuliformis var. umbraculifera 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. umbraculifera is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Pinus tabuliformis var. umbraculifera and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus tabuliformis var. umbraculifera 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. umbraculifera is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus tabuliformis var. umbraculifera is also placed under Pinaceae.