Pinus chiapensis

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]

Pinus chiapensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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
Binomial name
Pinus chiapensis (Martínez) Andresen
Natural range of Pinus chiapensis
Synonyms
Pinus strobus var. chiapensis

Distribution

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

• Mesoamerican pine-oak forests