Pinus taiwanensis
| Pinus taiwanensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinus taiwanensis | |
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.
