Pine
Genus of plants in the conifer family Pinaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus (/ˈpaɪnəs/)[1] of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae.
Pine | |
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Pinus densiflora (Korean red pine), North Korea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Subfamily: | Pinoideae |
Genus: | Pinus L. |
Type species | |
Pinus sylvestris | |
Subgenera | |
See List of Pinus species for complete taxonomy to species level. See list of pines by region for list of species by geographic distribution. | |
Range of Pinus | |
Synonyms | |
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World Flora Online accepts 187 species names of pines as current, with additional synonyms, making it the largest family among the conifers.[2] The American Conifer Society (ACS) and the Royal Horticultural Society accept 121 species. Pines are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere; they occupy large areas of boreal forest, but are found in many habitats, including the Mediterranean Basin.
The timber from pine trees is called "pine"; it is one of the more extensively used types of timber. There are currently 818 named cultivars (or trinomials) recognized by the ACS.[3] It is a well-known type of Christmas tree.