Pinus occidentalis

Pinus occidentalis
Pinus occidentalis in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Pinaceae
Genus:	Pinus
Subgenus:	P. subg. Pinus
Section:	P. sect. Trifoliae
Subsection:	P. subsect. Australes
Species:	P. occidentalis
Binomial name
Pinus occidentalis Sw.
Natural range of Pinus occidentalis

Pinus occidentalis, also known as the Hispaniolan pine, ^[1] Hispaniola pine ^[2] or pino criollo, ^[3] is a pine tree endemic to the island of Hispaniola ^[4] (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Ecology

It is the eponymous species of the Hispaniolan pine forests ecosystem, in which it constitutes a majority of the biomass present. ^[5] Another endemic species, the Hispaniolan crossbill (Loxia megaplaga), feeds almost exclusively on the cones of P. occidentalis. ^{[6] [ page needed ]}

References

1. Farjon, A. (2013). "Pinus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T34192A2850209. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34192A2850209.en . Retrieved 6 February 2024.
2. "Pinus occidentalis / Hispaniola pine | Conifer Species". American Conifer Society. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
3. Earle, Christopher J., ed. (31 October 2023). "Pinus occidentalis (Pino criollo) description". The Gymnosperm Database. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
4. Darrow, W. Kevin; Zanoni, T. (1990). "Hispaniolan pine (Pinus occidentalis Swartz): A little known sub-tropical pine of economic potential". The Commonwealth Forestry Review. 69 (2 (219)): 133–146. ISSN   0010-3381. JSTOR   43737717.
5. D'Ambrosio, Ugo. "The island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean". Ecoregions, WWF. World Wildlife Foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
6. de Dod, Annabelle Stockton (1978). Aves de la República Dominicana (in Spanish). Illustrations by Jose Osorio, maps by Laura Rathe de Cambiaso (First ed.). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural. OCLC   4296964.