Common Names

Taxonomic notes

Syn: Pinus durangensis forma quinquefoliata Martínez 1948; Pinus martinezii E. Larsen 1964; Pinus douglasiana var. martinezii (E. Larsen) Silba 1990 (Farjon 1998).

Description

Range

Mexico: E Sonora & Chihuahua (rare), Durango, Zacatecas & N Jalisco (common), and scattered S through Jalisco & Michoacán. Its distribution is mainly through the S Sierra Madre Occidental, where it occurs at (1400-)1600-2800(-3000?) m elevation. At the lower elevation limits it may be found with Juniperus deppeana and Pinus oocarpa; higher, it occurs in pure stands, in mixed pine forest with P. arizonica, P. leiophylla, or P. engelmannii as codominants, or in pine-oak forests. At the upper limits of its distribution it can be found with Cupressus lusitanica and/or Abies [species not specified]. Other associated pines include P. montezumae, P. teocote, and in Michoacán, P. ayacahuite (Farjon and Styles 1997). See also Thompson et al. (1999).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

This species is a host to the dwarf mistletoes Arceuthobium abietinum f. sp. concoloris, A. globosum subsp. globosum, A. globosum subsp. grandicaule, A. rubrum, A. vaginatum subsp. vaginatum, A. vaginatum subsp. cryptopodum, A. verticilliflorum (only in Durango), and A. durangense, the latter having been described from a collection of this species 58 km W of El Salto on highway 40, the Durango-Mazatlan highway (Hawksworth and Wiens 1996). See the "Remarks" in Abies durangensis for a relevant story.

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