Pinus krempfii

Pinus krempfii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnosperms
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Strobus
Section: P. sect. Quinquefoliae
Subsection: P. subsect. Krempfianae
Species:
P. krempfii
Binomial name
Pinus krempfii
Natural range of Pinus krempfii

Pinus krempfii, or Krempf's pine, is a rare species of pine, endemic to the central highlands of Vietnam in the Da Lat–Nha Trang area. It is unusual in that it has flat needles. Because of this anomaly, it is put in its own subsection, the Krempfianae. In adult trees these needles are up to 4 mm (0.16 in) wide, "but much larger on juveniles". The tree is a rainforest emergent to 55 m (180 ft) in height and up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) DBH.

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, P.; Nguyen, T.H.; Phan, K.L.; Nguyen, Q.H. (2013). "Pinus krempfii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T32804A2823769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T32804A2823769.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Luu, Nguyen Duc To; Thomas, Philip Ian (2004). Conifers of Vietnam. Nhà xuất bản Thế giới. pp. 45–47. ISBN 1-872291-64-3. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  3. ↑ Farjon, A. (2005). Pines. Brill. ISBN 90-04-13916-8.
  4. ↑ Sterling, Eleanor Jane; Hurley, Marta Maud; Minh, Le Duc (2006). Vietnam: A Natural History. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Univ. Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-300-10608-4.