Pinus brachyptera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species: Pinus brachyptera

Name

Pinus brachyptera Engelm. in F.A.Wislizenus, Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 89 (1848).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pinus ponderosa subsp. brachyptera (Engelm.) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 18: 16 (2011).
  • Pinus ponderosa var. brachyptera (Engelm.) Lemmon, Bienn. Rep. Calif. State Board Forest. 2: 73 (1888).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Northwest. Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engelmann, G. 1848. Botanical Appendix. In: Wislizenus, F.A.: Memoir of a Tour to Northern Mexico: Connected with Col. Doniphan's Expedition, in 1846 and 1847, pp. 87–115. Tippin & Streeper, Washington. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pinus brachyptera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pinus brachyptera. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2025. Reference page.