Pinus fenzeliana

Pinus fenzeliana cone and seeds, neotype collection, Ying Ge Ling, Hainan, China

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Pinus fenzeliana is listed as Near Threatened.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Strobus
Sectio: P. sect. Quinquefoliae
Subsectio: P. subsect. Strobus
Species: Pinus fenzeliana

Name

Pinus fenzeliana Hand.-Mazz., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 80: 337 (1931).

Typus

• Fenzel 55, X-XI 1929, "Hainan: In silvis montium Hungmoleng et Ngitse-leng dispersa inter arbores sempervirentes, in utroque semel tantum inventa, 1000 m" (W; lost in fire 1945). Neotypus Businský 39103, 22.12.1993, Hainan Island, central part, Ying Ge Ling massif (1822 m), E-NE slopes above road pass NE of elev. point 1822 m, below lateral N ridge on a beginning steep stony ENE declivity, 1040 m, 19°04'20''N, 109°32'30''E, tree: 270 cm trunk circ., 20 m h., 20 m diam., branched from 5 m, very old, (W; isoneotypes: B, G, BM, MO, P, PE, PR).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Pinus armandi var. fenzeliana (Hand.-Mazz.) Eckenw., Conifers World: 647 (2009).
  • Pinus parviflora var. fenzeliana (Hand.-Mazz.) C.L.Wu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 5(3): 143 (1956).
• Heterotypic
  • Pinus cernua P.K.Lôc ex Aver., K.S.Nguyen & T.H.Nguyên, Nordic J. Bot. 32 (6): 792 (2014).
  • Pinus eremitana Businský, Willdenowia 34: 234 (2004; synonymy disputed; often accepted).
  • Pinus fenzeliana var. annamiensis Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 7: 30 (2000).
  • Pinus fenzeliana subsp. annamiensis (Silba) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 16: 21 (2009).
  • Pinus fenzeliana subsp. kwangtungensis (Chun ex Tsiang) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 16: 21 (2009; synonymy disputed).
  • Pinus fenzeliana subsp. varifolia (Nan Li & Y.C.Zhong) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 16: 38 (2009; synonymy disputed).
  • Pinus kwangtungensis Chun ex Tsiang, Sunyatsenia 7: 113 (1948; synonymy disputed; often accepted).
  • Pinus kwangtungensis var. varifolia Nan Li & Y.C.Zhong, Novon 7: 262 (1997; synonymy disputed).
  • Pinus orthophylla Businský, Willdenowia 34: 229 (2004; synonymy disputed; often accepted).
  • Pinus parviflora var. kwangtungensis (Chun ex Tsiang) Eckenw., Conifers World: 647 (2009; synonymy disputed).
  • Pinus wangii var. eremitana (Businský) Aver., Turczaninowia 18(1): 15 (2015; synonymy disputed).
  • Pinus wangii var. kwangtungensis (Chun ex Tsiang) Silba, Phytologia 68: 64 (1990; synonymy disputed).
  • Pinus wangii subsp. kwangtungensis (Chun ex Tsiang) Businský, Acta Pruhon. 68: 11 (1999; synonymy disputed; often accepted).
  • Pinus wangii subsp. varifolia (Nan Li & Y.C.Zhong) Businský, Acta Pruhon. 68: 11 (1999; synonymy disputed; often accepted).
  • Pinus wangii var. varifolia (Nan Li & Y.C.Zhong) Aver., Turczaninowia 18(1): 15 (2015; synonymy disputed).

Taxonomic notes

• The species has general acceptance, but its synonymy with other taxa is disputed; two of Businsky's (2004) segregates are not accepted by Farjon (2010), as also in Govaerts et al. (2023)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pinus fenzeliana Asia-Temperate China China Southeast. Asia-Tropical Indo-China Hainan, Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Handel-Mazzetti, H.R.E 1931. Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 80: 337.

Additional references

• Fu, L.-K., Li, N. & Elias, T.S. 1999. Pinus. Pp. 12–25 in Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 4: Cycadaceae through Fagaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 0-915279-70-3. efloras PDF Reference page. 
• Businský, R. 2004. A revision of the Asian Pinus subsection Strobus (Pinaceae). Willdenowia 34(1): 209–257. DOI: 10.3372/wi.34.34120 PDF. Reference page. 
• Businský, R. 2008. The genus Pinus L., pines: contribution to knowledge. A monograph with cone drawings of all species of the world by Ludmila Businská. Acta Pruhoniciana 88: 1–126. PDF (Text) Photos 1–32 Photos 33–42 Figures 1–73Reference page. 
• Businský, R. 2011. Pinus fenzeliana Hand.-Mazz. (Pinaceae) still misinterpreted? Phyton (Horn, Austria) 51: 77-87.
• Businský, R. 2013. Taxonomic Revision and Conspectus of Pinus in Vietnam. Phyton (Horn, Austria) 53: 241-264.
• Businský, R. 2016. Taxonomic Revision of Pinus in Vietnam 2., New Results. Phyton (Horn, Austria) 56: 129-152.
• Farjon, A. 2010. A Handbook of the World's Conifers. 2 vols., pp. 1–526 + 527–1111, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, Boston. ISBN 978-90-04-17718-5. Reference page. 

Links

• Farjon, A. 2013. Pinus fenzeliana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. IUCN Red List Category: Near Threatened . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34188A2849923.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pinus fenzeliana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pinus fenzeliana. Published online. Accessed: March 8 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pinus fenzeliana. Accessed: 8 March 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Pinus fenzeliana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 8. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Fenzel's Pine

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