Pinus radiata

Monterey pine

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Pinus
Section: P. sect. Trifoliae
Subsection: P. subsect. Australes
Species:
P. radiata
Binomial name
Pinus radiata
Natural range of Pinus radiata

Pinus radiata (syn. Pinus insignis), the Monterey pine,[3] insignis pine[4] or radiata pine, is a species of pine native to the Central Coast of California and Mexico (on Guadalupe Island and Cedros island). It is an evergreen conifer in the family Pinaceae.

P. radiata is a versatile, fast-growing, medium-density softwood, suitable for a wide range of uses and valued for rapid growth, as well as desirable lumber and pulp qualities.[5] Its silviculture reflects a century of research, observation and practice.[5] It is often considered a model for growers of other plantation species.[5]

Although P. radiata is extensively cultivated as a plantation timber in many temperate parts of the world,[6] it faces serious threats in its natural range,[7] due to the introduction of a fungal parasite, the pine pitch canker (Fusarium circinatum).

  1. ^ Farjon, A. 2013. Pinus radiata. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 13 July 2013.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ^ Kershner, Bruce; et al. (2008). National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America. New York: Sterling. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-4027-3875-3.
  5. ^ a b c Mead, D (2013). Sustainable management of Pinus radiata. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 978-92-5-107634-7.
  6. ^ Earle, Christopher J., ed. (2018). "Pinus radiata". The Gymnosperm Database.
  7. ^ "Status of Native Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) Ecosystems" (PDF).