Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl. var. apulcensis Shaw

See Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl. for details of the species. 

Horticultural & Botanical History

Introduced to Britain in 1839.  [JD].  ‘The short leaves and very glaucous shoots distinguish this [Pinus apulcensis], independently of the ovate cones, covered closely with pyramidal elevations, which are sometimes prolonged and contracted in the middle, especially those near the points of the cones.  The leaves are not more than six inches long, the cones are about four inches long, and very regularly ovate.  Mr. Hartweg found it in ravines near Apulco growing fifty feet high.’  [BR misc.100/1839]. 

History at Camden Park

Desideratum to Loddiges’ nursery, 6th January 1845 [MP A2933-2, p.28].  It may not have been grown at Camden Park. 

Notes

Published Jan 24, 2009 - 03:15 PM | Last updated Jul 29, 2010 - 03:30 PM

More details about Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl. var. apulcensis Shaw
Family Pinaceae
Category
Region of origin

Mexico
Synonyms
  • Pinus apulcensis Lindl.
  • Pinus oaxacana Mirov
  • Pinus pseudostrobus var. oaxacana (Mirov) Harrison
  • Pinus oaxacana var. diversiformis Debreczy & Rácz 
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Pinus apulcensis 
Confidence level high