Pinus ayacahuite var. veitchii
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
CONIFEROPSIDA |
CONIFERALES |
PINACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Pinus ayacahuite var. veitchii |
| Species Authority: |
Ehrenb. ex Schltdl. |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
(Roezl) Shaw |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Lower Risk/near threatened
ver 2.3
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| Year Assessed: |
1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: |
Conifer Specialist Group |
| History: |
| 1997 |
– |
Rare
(Walter and Gillett 1998)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
An important timber tree. It is scattered thinly in nine Mexican states. More information may indicate that a threat category is appropriate.
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| Countries: |
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Coniferous montane forest.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
The population is concentrated around México city and must be under great pressure from urban and other developments. The timber is highly sought-after.
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Bibliography
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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).
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