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 Lat–Nha 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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