Pinus morrisonicola

Pinus morrisonicola
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Pinaceae
Genus:	Pinus
Subgenus:	P. subg. Strobus
Section:	P. sect. Quinquefoliae
Subsection:	P. subsect. Strobus
Species:	P. morrisonicola
Binomial name
	Pinus morrisonicola; Hayata

Pinus morrisonicola (Taiwan white pine; Chinese: 台湾五针松; pinyin: taiwan wuzhensong; lit.: 'Taiwan five-needle pine'), is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is a large tree, up to 15–25 m (49–82 ft) high and 1.2 m (4 ft) in diameter. The trunk is often crooked. Needles are in bundles of five. Mature cones are large, to 10 cm (4 in) long and 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in) in diameter.[2]

Distribution

Pinus morrisonicola is endemic to Taiwan. It grows at altitudes of 300–2,300 m (980–7,550 ft) throughout the island. At present, it is scarce at lower elevations and mostly present at higher elevations and less accessible places.[2]

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References

Thomas, P. & Luscombe, D. (2013). "Pinus morrisonicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42384A2976679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42384A2976679.en.
Li, Hui-Lin; Keng, Hsuan (1994). "Pinaceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. 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.

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[iucn-1] Thomas, P. & Luscombe, D. (2013). "Pinus morrisonicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42384A2976679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42384A2976679.en.

[FoT-2] Li, Hui-Lin; Keng, Hsuan (1994). "Pinaceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. 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.