photograph
Mature tree growing on Cerro Las Casitas, in the Sierra de la Laguna [C.J. Earle, 9-Feb-1994].

map
Range of Pinus cembroides subsp. lagunae (1). Adapted from a map by
Microsoft Expedia Maps
www.expediamaps.com

Pinus cembroides subsp. lagunae (Robert-Passini) Bailey 1983

Common Names

Laguna piņon (1).

Taxonomic notes

Syn: Pinus cembroides var. lagunae Robert-Passini 1981; P. lagunae (R-P.) Passini 1987 (2).

Description

Range

Mexico: Baja California Sur: Sierra de la Laguna, at 1200-2000 m (1).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Seen in spring 1994 in the Sierra de la Laguna. Collected cones & needles. Detailed instructions on how to reach its home range, La Laguna, are presented in Chap. 15 of the Baja Adventure Book (3).

Remarks

Citations

(1) Perry 1991.
(2) Farjon & Styles 1997.
(3) Peterson, Walt. 1992. The Baja adventure book, 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: Wilderness Press.

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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/pi/pin/lagunae.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.com
Last modified on 29-Jan-1999

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