Pinus maximartinezii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	PINACEAE

Scientific Name:	Pinus maximartinezii
Species Authority:	Rzedowski

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1+2bc ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s

Conifer Specialist Group

History:

1997

–

Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The population occurs within an area of approximately 10 km² on inaccessible summit ridges and eastern slopes of the Sierra de Morone near Juchipila.
Countries:	Native: Mexico (Zacatecas)

Population [top]

Population:	A total population of fewer than 10,000 trees exists.

Population:

A total population of fewer than 10,000 trees exists.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Montane dry forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Regeneration is poor, possibly because the seeds are collected in considerable numbers for food. Cattle grazing and fires also pose threats.

Major Threat(s):

Regeneration is poor, possibly because the seeds are collected in considerable numbers for food. Cattle grazing and fires also pose threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The land is privately owned but formal protection measures are being considered.

Conservation Actions:

The land is privately owned but formal protection measures are being considered.

Bibliography [top]

Citations:	Donahue, J.K. 1995. Observations on Pinus maximartinezii Rzedowski. Madrono 42(1): 19-25. Farjon, A., Page, C.N. and Schellevis, N. 1993. A preliminary world list of threatened conifer taxa. Biodiversity and Conservation 2: 304-326. Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK. The Nature Conservancy. 1996. Natural Heritage Central Database. (Status and distribution data on Latin American plants, developed in collaboration with Latin American Conservation Data Centers and Missouri Botanical Garden). Vovides, A.P. 1981. Lista preliminar de plantas Mexicanas raras o en peligro de extinción. Biotica 6(2): 219-228.

Citations:

Donahue, J.K. 1995. Observations on Pinus maximartinezii Rzedowski. Madrono 42(1): 19-25.

Farjon, A., Page, C.N. and Schellevis, N. 1993. A preliminary world list of threatened conifer taxa. Biodiversity and Conservation 2: 304-326.

Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

The Nature Conservancy. 1996. Natural Heritage Central Database. (Status and distribution data on Latin American plants, developed in collaboration with Latin American Conservation Data Centers and Missouri Botanical Garden).

Vovides, A.P. 1981. Lista preliminar de plantas Mexicanas raras o en peligro de extinción. Biotica 6(2): 219-228.

Citation:	Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Pinus maximartinezii. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 March 2010.
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