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Pinus merkusii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES PINACEAE

Scientific Name: Pinus merkusii
Species Authority: Jungh. & De Vriese
Common Name/s:
English – Merkus Pine, Mindoro Pine, Sumatran Pine

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1+2cde ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Conifer Specialist Group
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History:
1998 – Vulnerable (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1998 – Vulnerable
1997 – Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Found in Sumatra around Lake Toba following the mountains north-east, and also in the Philippines.
Countries:
Native:
Indonesia (Sumatera); Philippines; Viet Nam
Introduced:
Thailand
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: An important timber tree known from open pine woodlands.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): High levels of exploitation have resulted in populations being reduced to very low levels in the Philippines. In Sumatra the timber continues to be extracted. The effects on the population here are yet to be confirmed but are not thought to be as severe.
Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 2000. Pinus merkusii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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