Pinus tecunumanii

Taxobox
name = "Pinus tecunumanii"
status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo = Pinales
familia = Pinaceae
genus = "Pinus"
subgenus = "Pinus"
species = "P. tecunumanii"
binomial = "Pinus tecunumanii"
binomial_authority = F.Schwerdtf. ex Eguiluz & J.P.Perry

"Pinus tecunumanii" (syn. "Pinus oocarpa" var. "ochoterenae" Martínez; "Pinus patula" Schiede & Deppe spp. "tecunumanii" Eguiluz & Perry) is a timber tree native to Mexico and Nicaragua. It lives from the highlands of Chiapas to Northern Nicaragua (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 in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and South 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 to Pinus oocarpa.It is also used in paper 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"]