Pinus cembra

Pinus cembra tree, Kleinmölbing, Steiermark, Austria

Pinus cembra cones, Gröden, Südtirol, Austria

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Pinus cembra 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. Strobus
Sectio: P. sect. Quinquefoliae
Subsectio: P. subsect. Strobus
Species: Pinus cembra

Name

Pinus cembra L., Sp. Pl.: 1000 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pinus montana Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 398 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Pinus cembra var. helvetica Lodd. ex Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2276 (1838), nom. inval.
  • Pinus cembra subsp. communis Endl., Syn. Conif.: 142 (1847), nom. inval.
  • Pinea cembra (L.) Opiz, Oekon. Neuigk. Verh. 1839: 526 (1839).
  • Apinus cembra (L.) Neck. ex Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 597 (1905).
  • Strobus cembra (L.) Moldenke, Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 30 (1939).
• Heterotypic
  • Pinus montana Lam., Fl. Franç., éd. 2, 3: 651 (1795), nom. illeg.
  • Cembra montana Opiz, Seznam: 27 (1852).
  • Pinus cembra var. pendula J.Nelson, Pinaceae: 107 (1866).
  • Pinus humistrata Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 388 (1867), nom. inval.
  • Pinus cembra columnaris Hellm. ex Beissn., Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 6: 57 (1897).
    • Pinus cembra f. columnaris (Hellm. ex Beissn.) Rehder, Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 33 (1949).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Norway (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Ukraine. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1000. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Richardson, D.M. (ed.). (1998). Ecology and Biogeography of Pinus. Cambridge University Press.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pinus cembra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pinus cembra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Feb 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pinus cembra. Published online. Accessed: 21 Feb 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pinus cembra. Accessed: 21 Feb 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Pinus cembra in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 21.

Vernacular names

Boarisch: Zirwékiafer
Deutsch: Zirbelkiefer
English: Swiss Pine
Esperanto: Cembro
eesti: Euroopa seedermänd
suomi: Sembramänty
français: Pin cembro
magyar: Cirbolyafenyő
italiano: Cembro, cirmolo
polski: Limba
română: Zâmbru
русский: Европейская кедровая сосна
slovenščina: Cemprin
Türkçe: İsviçre fıstık çamı

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