- Pinus tecunumanii
Taxobox
name = "Pinus tecunumanii"
status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo =Pinales
familia =Pinaceae
genus = "Pinus"
subgenus = "Pinus"
species = "P. tecunumanii"
binomial = "Pinus tecunumanii"
binomial_authority =F.Schwerdtf. exEguiluz &J.P.Perry "Pinus tecunumanii" (
syn. "Pinus oocarpa"var. "ochoterenae" Martínez; "Pinus patula" Schiede & Deppe spp. "tecunumanii" Eguiluz & Perry) is a timber tree native toMexico andNicaragua . It lives from the highlands ofChiapas to NorthernNicaragua (17° to 14° North latitude). It occurs in two separated populations in their native habitats. High altitude group grows at 1500-2900 m and low altitude group from 500-1500 m. It has been cultivated in several suptropical parts of the world for paper industry. Cultivation trials have shown that high elevation sources are the most productive. It grows well inColombia ,Venezuela ,Brazil andSouth Africa .Wood: Yellowish color.Formerly classified as a subspecies of
Pinus patula , DNA analysis has shown that is a different species and that is closer toPinus oocarpa .It is also used inpaper production.References
*Dvorak, W. S., G. R. Hodge, E. A. Gutiérrez, L. F. Osorio, F. S. Malan and T. K. Stanger. 2000. Pinus tecunumanii. In: Conservation and Testing of Tropical and Subtropical Forest Species by the CAMCORE Cooperative. College of Natural Resources, NCSU. Raleigh, NC. USA. pp: 188-209.
External links
*es icon [http://herbaria.plants.ox.ac.uk/adc/downloads/capitulos_especies_y_anexos/pinus_tecunumanii.pdf "Pinus tecunumanii"]
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