Pinus chiapensis
| Pinus chiapensis | |
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| File:Pinus chiapensis (young plant), San Juan Lachao, Oaxaca, Mexico 1.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Pinus |
| Subgenus: | P. subg. Strobus |
| Section: | P. sect. Quinquefoliae |
| Subsection: | P. subsect. Strobus |
| Species: | P. chiapensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinus chiapensis | |
| File:Pinus chiapensis range map 2.png | |
| Natural range of Pinus chiapensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pinus strobus var. chiapensis | |
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Pinus chiapensis is a pine tree species in the family Pinaceae, and is commonly known as Chiapas pine, in Spanish as pino blanco, pinabete, or ocote.[1] Chiapas pine was formerly considered to be a variant of Pinus strobus, but is now understood to be a separate species.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]The tree is native to southern Mexico and Guatemala, where it is found from 600–2,200 metres (2,000–7,200 ft).[1] It is found in Central American pine-oak forests habitats, including in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas.
Pinus chiapensis can grow to a height of 30–35 metres (98–115 ft).[3]
- Introduced
It is an introduced species in Colombia, Brazil, South Africa, and Queensland in Australia.[citation needed]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Earle, Christopher J. Pinus chiapensis. The Gymnosperm Database . accessed 10 November 2013.
- Eguiluz T.1982. Clima y Distribución del género pinus en México. Distrito Federal. Mexico.
- Rzedowski J. 1983. Vegetación de México. Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Dvorak, W. S., G. R. Hodge, E. A. Gutiérrez, L. F. Osorio, F. S. Malan and T. K. Stanger. 2000. Conservation and Testing of Tropical and Subtropical Forest Species by the CAMCORE Cooperative. College of Natural Resources, NCSU. Raleigh, NC, U.S.
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