Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana

Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana
Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales 

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

Familia: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Pinus
Sectio: P. sect. Pinus
Subsectio: P. subsect. Pinus
Species: Pinus nigra
Subspecies:

Name

Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana (Lamb.) Holmboe, Stud. Veg. Cyprus: 29 (1914).

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Pinus pallasiana Lamb., Descr. Pinus, ed. 2, 2: t. 5 (1828).
  • Homotypic
    • Pinus laricio var. pallasiana (Lamb.) Endl., Syn. Conif.: 179 (1847).
    • Pinus laricio subsp. pallasiana (Lamb.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 3 (1890).
    • Pinus nigra var. pallasiana (Lamb.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 1: 214 (1897).
  • Heterotypic
    • Pinus laricio var. caramanica Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2201 (1838).
      • Pinus nigra var. caramanica (Loudon) Rehder, Man. Cult. Trees: 61 (1927).
      • Pinus nigra subsp. caramanica (Loudon) Businský, Acta Pruhon. 68: 22 (1999).
      • Pinus pallasiana subsp. caramanica (Loudon) Chrtek & B.Slavík, Flora Medit. 10: 236 (2000).
    • Pinus laricio var. taurica Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2202 (1838).
      • Pinus taurica (Loudon) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 339 4: 2202 (1840).
    • Pinus pontica K.Koch, Linnaea 22: 297 (1849).
    • Pinus fenzlii Antoine & Kotschy ex Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 496 (1867).
      • Pinus nigra subsp. fenzlii (Antoine & Kotschy ex Carrière) Franco, Dendrol. Florest.: 55 (1943).
    • Pinus nigra var. columnaris-pendula Boydak, Karaca Arbor. Mag. 6: 17 (2001).
    • Pinus nigra var. fastigiata Businský, Acta Pruhon. 88: 8 (2008).

Distinguishing characteristics

This subspecies may be distinguished as follows:
Trees to 40 m tall, often with paired or forked trunks. Bark light gray with deep longitudinal fissures and relatively large scaly plates. Leaves stiff, straight or curved, (8–)12–17 cm long, light green. (Farjon, 2010)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Europe
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Türkiye-in-Europe.
    • Eastern Europe
      • Krym.
  • Asia-Temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus.
    • Western Asia
      • Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Türkiye.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Holmboe, J. 1914. Studies on the vegetation of Cyprus based on researches during the spring and summer 1905. Bergens Museums Skrifter, n.s. 1(2): vi + 344 pp. + 6 plates. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Farjon, A. 2001. World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers. 2. ed., 309 pp. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-025-0 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. 
  • 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. 
  • Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page.