Pseudotsuga sinensis var. brevifolia

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Pinaceae Pseudotsuga sinensis var. brevifolia (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) Farjon & Silba

Etymology
Pseudotsuga refers to ‘almost Tsuga’; indicating a similarity to Tsuga species.
sinensis refers to China; indicating its habitat.
brevifolia refers to ‘small leaves’; indicating its needles are shorter than var. gaussenii or var. sinensis.

Colloquial Name
Short-leaved Chinese Douglas-fir

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pseudotsuga sinensis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-GZ, CHS, CHS-GX

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pseudotsuga sinensis var. brevifolia are temperate shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pseudotsuga sinensis var. brevifolia that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone8
Pseudotsuga sinensis var. brevifolia is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pseudotsuga sinensis var. brevifolia is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pseudotsuga sinensis var. brevifolia and they are listed as follows:

IUCN CategoryVU
According to the IUCN Red List, Pseudotsuga sinensis var. brevifolia has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pseudotsuga sinensis is Pseudotsuga. The coordinate taxa for Pseudotsuga sinensis are therefore:


Pseudotsuga sinensis var. brevifolia is further placed under Laricoideae. Pseudotsuga sinensis var. brevifolia is also placed under Pinaceae.

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