Pinus taiwanensis

Pinus taiwanensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Pinaceae
Genus:	Pinus
Subgenus:	P. subg. Pinus
Section:	P. sect. Pinus
Subsection:	P. subsect. Pinus
Species:	P. taiwanensis
Binomial name
	Pinus taiwanensis; Hayata

Pinus taiwanensis, the Taiwan red pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae endemic to Taiwan.

Taxonomy

It is a close relative of Pinus luchuensis of Japan and P. hwangshanensis of China, sometimes considered as a subspecies of the former.^[2] Sometimes P. hwangshanensis from China are also referred to as P. taiwanensis.^[3] P. taiwanensis var. fragilissima and P. taiwanensis var. taiwanensis are the two varieties of this species.

Description

The Taiwan red pine is a large tree, with a straight trunk up to 35 metres (115 feet) tall and 80 centimetres (2+1⁄2 ft) in diameter. Needles are in bundles of two. Cones are 6–7 cm (2+1⁄4–2+3⁄4 inches) long. It is a common species in the Central Mountain Range at altitudes of 750–3,000 m (2,500–9,800 ft), often in pure stands.^[4]

References

^ Yang, Y.; Li, N.; Christian, T. (2013). "Pinus taiwanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42421A2979068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42421A2979068.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ Earle, Christopher J., ed. (2018). "Pinus taiwanensis". The Gymnosperm Database.
^ Zhang, Liquan (1990), "Population structure and dynamics of Pinus taiwanensis Hayata at Songyang County, Zhejiang Province, China", Vegetatio, 86 (2): 119–129, doi:10.1007/bf00031728, JSTOR 20038590, S2CID 31340474
^ Li, Hui-Lin; Keng, Hsuan (1994). "Pinaceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 567–581. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

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[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] Yang, Y.; Li, N.; Christian, T. (2013). "Pinus taiwanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42421A2979068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42421A2979068.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[GymnospermDatabase-2] Earle, Christopher J., ed. (2018). "Pinus taiwanensis". The Gymnosperm Database.

[3] Zhang, Liquan (1990), "Population structure and dynamics of Pinus taiwanensis Hayata at Songyang County, Zhejiang Province, China", Vegetatio, 86 (2): 119–129, doi:10.1007/bf00031728, JSTOR 20038590, S2CID 31340474

[FoT-4] Li, Hui-Lin; Keng, Hsuan (1994). "Pinaceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 567–581. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

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