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]

Pinus krempfii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (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. Strobus
Section:	P. sect. Quinquefoliae
Subsection:	P. subsect. Krempfianae
Species:	P. krempfii
Binomial name
Pinus krempfii Lecomte
Natural range of Pinus krempfii

References

1. Thomas, P.; Nguyen, T.H.; Phan, K.L.; Nguyen, Q.H. (2013). "Pinus krempfii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T32804A2823769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T32804A2823769.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Luu, Nguyen Duc To; Thomas, Philip Ian (2004). Conifers of Vietnam. Nhà xuất bản Thế giới. pp. 45–47. ISBN 1-872291-64-3. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
3. Farjon, A. (2005). Pines. Brill. ISBN 90-04-13916-8.