Pinus chiapensis

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Chiapas Pine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: Pinus
Species: P. chiapensis
Binomial name
Pinus chiapensis
(Martínez) Andresen

Tree in the conifers. Its natural habitat is in Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala. It is known as Chiapas pine, in Spanish as Pino de chiapas or Acalocote. Found from 900 up to 1500 m. Pinus chiapensis is a pine native from southern Mexico and neighboring parts of Guatemala. Introduced in Colombia, Brazil, Queensland, Australia and South Africa.

[edit] References

  • 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. USA.

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