Pinus krempfii

Pinus krempfii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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 LatNha Trang area.[2] It is unusual in that it has flat needles. Because of this anomaly, it is put in its own subsection, the Krempfianae.[3]

References

  1. Thomas, P.; Nguyen, T.H.; Phan, K.L. & Nguyen, Q.H. (2013). "Pinus krempfii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T32804A2823769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T32804A2823769.en. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. Luu, Nguyen Duc To; Thomas, Philip Ian (2004). Conifers of Vietnam. pp. 45–47. ISBN 1-872291-64-3. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19.
  3. Farjon, A. (2005). Pines. Brill. ISBN 90-04-13916-8.


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