Pinus arunachalensis

Pinus arunachalensis[1][2] is a species of large-sized conifer in the family Pinaceae.[1]

Pinus arunachalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnosperms
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Strobus
Section: P. sect. Quinquefoliae
Subsection: P. subsect. Strobus
Species:
P. arunachalensis
Binomial name
Pinus arunachalensis
R.C.Srivastava, 2017
Synonyms
  • Pinus parva (K.C.Sahni) R.C.Srivastava
  • Pinus wallichiana var. parva K.C.Sahni
  • Pinus wallichiana subsp. parva (K.C.Sahni) Silba
  • Pinus daflaensis Mahasin Ali Khan & Subir Bera

It is native to the Arunachal Pradesh state of northeastern India,[2] specifically near the towns or districts of Tawang and West Kameng in the eastern Himalayan Mountains, from which Pinus ravii is also found. The species range is located within a temperate climate.[2] It has a smaller structure and size than Pinus wallichiana, but is larger than Pinus ravii.

Etymology

The Latin epithet "arunachalensis" in Pinus arunachalensis was named for the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

It was originally listed under the now regarded synonym: Pinus parva (Pinus wallichiana var. parva), but the same scientific name was already taken for a fossil pine species, hence it was renamed and revised as such.[2]

References
  1. "Pinus arunachalensis". Observation.org. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  2. "Pinus arunachalensis R.C.Srivast. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
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