BIOTA records the Canary Island pine as an endemic species with secure presence on El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
Conservation status pending species-specific verificationLegal protection pending species-specific mapping
Canary Island pine
An endemic conifer shaping pine forests in uplands and high mid-elevation zones of several islands.
Habitat and distribution
Canary pine forests in high mid-elevation areas, uplands and exposed volcanic slopes.
Recorded islands
Taxonomy
- taxonID
- BIOTA:F00068
- scientificName
- Pinus canariensis
- taxonRank
- species
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Spermatophyta
- class
- Pinopsida
- order
- Pinales
- family
- Pinaceae
- genus
- Pinus
Sources
- BIOTA - Pinus canariensisOpen BIOTA record
- Naturaleza de las Islas CanariasView bibliographic record