Pinus ponderosa

Pinus ponderosa subsp. ponderosa, Klamath Marsh NWR, Oregon
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Pinus ponderosa is listed as Least Concern.

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. Trifoliae
Subsectio: P. subsect. Ponderosae
Species:
Subspecies: P. p. subsp. benthamiana – P. p. subsp. brachyptera – P. p. subsp. ponderosa – P. p. subsp. scopulorum

Name

Pinus ponderosa C.Lawson, Agric. Man.: 354 (1836).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe (introduced)
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden.
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Austria, Germany, Hungary.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Greece, Italy, Romania.
  • Continental: Australasia (introduced)
    • Regional: Australia
      • South Australia.
  • Northern America
    • Western Canada
      • British Columbia.
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
    • North-Central U.S.A.
      • Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota.
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
    • South-Central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico, Texas.
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest.

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

References

Primary references

  • Lawson, P. & Lawson, C. 1836. Agriculturist's Manual: 354.

Additional references

  • Callaham, R.Z. 2013. Pinus ponderosa: a taxonomic review with five subspecies in the United States. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. PDF Reference page. 
  • Callaham, R.Z. 2013. Pinus ponderosa: Geographic races and subspecies based on morphological variation. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. PDF Reference page. 
  • 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. 
  • Kral, R. 1993. Pinus. Pp. 373–398 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, XVI, 475 pp. ISBN 0-19-508242-7. efloras FNA Website Internet Archive, Lending Library Hybrid open access journal Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • azərbaycanca: Sarı şam
  • català: Pi Ponderosa
  • čeština: Borovice těžká
  • Cymraeg: Pinwydden gochfrig
  • dansk: Gul Fyr
  • Deutsch: Gelb-Kiefer
  • Ελληνικά: Πεύκη η βαριά
  • English: Ponderosa Pine
  • español: Pino ponderosa
  • eesti: Kollane mänd
  • فارسی: کاج زرد
  • suomi: Keltamänty
  • français: Pin ponderosa
  • עברית: אורן הזפת
  • magyar: Amerikai sárgafenyő
  • հայերեն: Սոճի դեղին
  • íslenska: Gulfura
  • italiano: Pino giallo
  • lietuvių: Geltonoji pušis
  • македонски: Жолт бор
  • norsk: Gullfuru
  • polski: Sosna żółta
  • پنجابی: پونڈروزا چیڑ
  • română: Pin galben
  • русский: Сосна жёлтая
  • svenska: Gultall
  • Türkçe: Batı sarıçamı
  • удмурт: Ӵуж пужым
  • українська: Сосна жовта
  • 中文: 西黄松
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