Pinus wangii explained

Pinus wangii, commonly known as the Guangdong white pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae.

It was named after Dr. Shao-Ping Wang,^[1] a professor of forest genetics.^[2]

Distribution

This pine tree is native to Yunnan Province of southern China, where two populations are known from Wenshan Prefecture.^[3] It is uncertain whether it occurs in northern Vietnam.^[4]

Pinus wangii is an IUCN Red List Endangered species, threatened by continued logging. It is under second-class national protection in China.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pinus wangii / Guangdong white pine Conifer Species . American Conifer Society . 3 April 2021 . en.
2. Johanna Buchert Smith
3. Web site: Pinus wangii . Liguo Fu . Nan Li . Thomas S. Elias . Robert R. Mill . amp . Flora of China . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA . 18 April 2012.
4. Book: Luu , Nguyen Duc To . 1-872291-64-3. Philip Ian Thomas . Conifers of Vietnam. 2004. 49–50. Nhà xuất bản Thế giới.
5. Web site: National key protected wild plants (first batch) . 2004-07-10 . Nature Reserve of China . 13 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120413223605/http://www.nre.cn/htm/04/bhqsj/2004-07-10-12808.htm . 13 April 2012 .