Pinaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Pinus tecunumanii

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The wood, sawdust and resins from various species of pine can cause dermatitis in sensitive people[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ].

Botanical Description

Pinus tecunumanii is a large evergreen tree that can reach heights of up to 55 metres[ 337 Title Tropical Tree Seed Manual Publication Author Vosso. J. Editor. Website http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm Publisher USDA Forest Service. Year 2002 ISBN Description An extremely good guide, it can also be downloaded in its entirety from the address shown above. ]. An important timber tree in Central America, where it can grow a straight bole with large dimensions. It is increasingly exploited for its quality timber, which is sometimes traded internationally[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 349 Title Global Tree Campaign - 40 Species in Trade Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/trees/trade/40_species_in_trade.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on the habitats, uses and some cultivation notes for 40 species of timber trees. ]. The tree is being trialed in plantations in many tropical countries[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. While occasionally still abundant and of very tall stature, Pinus tecunumanii is now usually scattered in small, disjunct subpopulations and has been depleted by overexploitation and forest clearing, especially at lower elevations, to such an extend that many of these subpopulations are now vulnerable to extinction. The tree has been listed as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCentral America - Nicaragua to Mexico.

HabitatTropical, montane, dry, moist, seasonal, mixed, closed forest, open forest, at elevations of 550 - 2,700 metres[ 349 Title Global Tree Campaign - 40 Species in Trade Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/trees/trade/40_species_in_trade.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on the habitats, uses and some cultivation notes for 40 species of timber trees. ]. Upland valleys and plateaux, often growing on deep rich fertile soil, sometimes forming pure stands[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 349 Title Global Tree Campaign - 40 Species in Trade Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/trees/trade/40_species_in_trade.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on the habitats, uses and some cultivation notes for 40 species of timber trees. ].