Original Articles

Collection and conservation of Pinus maximartinezii, a rare and endangered pine species

Published in: The Southern African Forestry Journal
Volume 190 , issue 1 , 2001 , pages: 95–98

DOI: 10.1080/20702620.2001.10434121

Author(s): J L Romero , T K Stanger , W S Dvorak

Abstract

Pinus maximartinezii Rzedowski is a rare pinyon pine known to occur naturally on only one site on the Cerro de Pinones, in the Sierra de Morones, near the town ofJuchipila, in southern Zacatecas, Mexico(21° 21' N, 103° 13' W). P. maximartinezii has been considered one ofthe most rare and endangered ofall pine species(Farjon et a1.1993,Perry 1991, Dvorak et al. 2000). The entire distribution of the species is reported as approximately 400-1000 hectares and the population size about 2000 to 10,000 mature individuals (Donahue and Mar-Lopez 1995, Arteaga et al. 2000, Dvorak et al. 2000). Although trees will grow from 1450-m to 2550-m elevation, most of the population at Cerrode Pinones occurs in a band from 2100 to 2300 m. This species has attracted much attention in recent years due to its limited natural distribution, endangered status, hugeconesand edible nuts, and its potential as an ornamental.

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