AnAge entry for Pinus longaeva
Pinus longaeva is a species with negligible senescence
Classification (HAGRID: 04241)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Plantae (Taxon entry)
Phylum: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
- Species
- Pinus longaeva
- Common name
- Great Basin bristlecone pine
- Synonyms
- Pinus aristata longaeva
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- IMR
- Not yet available
- MRDT
- No MRDT detected
- Maximum longevity
- 5,062 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1289
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
The bristlecone pine is considered an organism with negligible senescence because no functional decline with age has been observed. One old tree was estimated to be 5,062 years old [1289], though it is possible that even older trees exist. There have been other examples of this species living to 4000 years old [0501].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0710] Flanary and Kletetschka (2006), Analysis of telomere length and telomerase activity in tree species of various lifespans, and with age in the bristlecone pine Pinus longaeva (PubMed)
- [0501] Lanner and Connor (2001), Does bristlecone pine senesce? (PubMed)
- [1289] Schulman and Harlan, OLDLIST, a database of old trees
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 183352
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 3344
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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