Pinus krempfii

Pinus krempfii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: Ducampopinus
Subsection: Krempfianae
Species: P. krempfii
Binomial name
Pinus krempfii
Lecomte
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. Loc, Phan Ke (1998). "Pinus krempfii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  2. Luu, Nguyen Duc To; Philip Ian Thomas (2004). Conifers of Vietnam. pp. 45–47. ISBN 1-872291-64-3.
  3. Farjon, A. (2005). Pines. Brill ISBN 90-04-13916-8.
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