AnAge entry for Pinus longaeva

Pinus longaeva is a species with negligible senescence

Classification (HAGRID: 04241)

Taxonomy: 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

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].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[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