Pseudotsuga sinensis var. sinensis

Pinaceae Pseudotsuga sinensis var. sinensis Dode

Etymology
Pseudotsuga refers to ‘almost Tsuga’; indicating a similarity to Tsuga species.
sinensis refers to China; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Chinese Douglas-fir

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Pseudotsuga sinensis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHN, CHN-SA, CHS, CHS-AH, CHS-FJ, CHS-HN, CHS-JX, CHS-ZJ, 38, TAI, 4, 41, VIE

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Pseudotsuga sinensis var. sinensis 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. sinensis is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Pseudotsuga sinensis var. sinensis and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Pseudotsuga sinensis var. sinensis 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. sinensis is further placed under Laricoideae. Pseudotsuga sinensis var. sinensis is also placed under Pinaceae.