Pinus bungeana

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	PINACEAE

Scientific Name:	Pinus bungeana
Species Authority
Infra-specific Authority:	Zucc. ex Endl.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2007

Assessor/s

Bachman, S. (RBG Kew), Farjon, A. (RBG Kew), Gardner, M. (RBG Edinburgh), Thomas, P. (RBG Edinburgh), Luscombe, D. (Forestry Comm. Bedgebury) & Reynolds, C. (Forestry Comm. Bedgebury)

Evaluator/s:

Farjon, A. & Gardner, M. (Conifer Red List Authority)

Justification:
The range of this species is well beyond the threshold for any threatened category based on the B criterion. There is no evidence of a decline in EOO or AOO and its habitat is in part inaccessible and not subject to exploitation. Its wood is not valued as a source of timber.

History:

2002	–	Data Deficient (IUCN 2002)
1998	–	Data Deficient (Oldfield et al. 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	China: south Gansu, south Hebei, west Henan, Hubei (Badong Xian), Shaanxi, west Shandong, Shanxi, north Sichuan. Distribution is based on the mapping of herbarium specimens, mostly in Beijing, which we believe have been collected from trees growing in the wild. This map is roughly in agreement with that given by Ying et al. (2003). Other sources mention a wider distribution but seem to include planted specimens as well. This species is highly ornamental (bark is attractive) and has been planted in temple grounds etc. for many centuries. A conservative estimate of the EOO based on our data is 347,807 km².
Countries:	Native: China (Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan)

Range Description:

China: south Gansu, south Hebei, west Henan, Hubei (Badong Xian), Shaanxi, west Shandong, Shanxi, north Sichuan. Distribution is based on the mapping of herbarium specimens, mostly in Beijing, which we believe have been collected from trees growing in the wild. This map is roughly in agreement with that given by Ying et al. (2003). Other sources mention a wider distribution but seem to include planted specimens as well. This species is highly ornamental (bark is attractive) and has been planted in temple grounds etc. for many centuries. A conservative estimate of the EOO based on our data is 347,807 km².

Countries:

Native:

China (Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan)

Population [top]

Population:	This species forms populations of scattered individuals.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	In mountains, often on limestone rocks and on south-facing slopes, scattered and mixed with Pinus tabuliformis and angiosperms. Its altitudinal range is probably between 500 and 2,150 m; records from lower elevations are probably not from natural occurrences but from planted trees. Highly valued as an ornamental and therefore widely planted in China. Fairly common in arboreta and parks in Europe and North America.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

In mountains, often on limestone rocks and on south-facing slopes, scattered and mixed with Pinus tabuliformis and angiosperms. Its altitudinal range is probably between 500 and 2,150 m; records from lower elevations are probably not from natural occurrences but from planted trees. Highly valued as an ornamental and therefore widely planted in China. Fairly common in arboreta and parks in Europe and North America.

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No specific threats are known to affect this species.

Major Threat(s):

No specific threats are known to affect this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Most locations recorded are outside protected areas, only one collection was from the Wudaoxia Reserve. There are probably other reserves that have this species growing in the wild.

Conservation Actions:

Most locations recorded are outside protected areas, only one collection was from the Wudaoxia Reserve. There are probably other reserves that have this species growing in the wild.

Citation:	IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 October 2008.
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