Pinus caribaea (Cultivated) – eFlora of India

March 21, 2011
Pinus

Pinus caribaea Morelet, Rev. Hort. Côte d’Or 1: 107 1851. ;

West Indies: Bahamas, Turks-Caicos Islands, W Cuba (including Isla de la
Juventud [Isla de Pinos]); Mexico (S Quintana Roo); N Guatemala; Belize;
Honduras (including Islas de la Baha); Nicaragua as per Catalogue of Life;

The Caribbean pine, Pinus caribaea, is a hard pine, native to Central America, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It belongs to Australes Subsection in Pinus Subgenus. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, which include both lowland savannas and montane forests. Wildfire plays a major role limiting the range of this species, but it has been reported that this tree regenerates quickly and aggressively, replacing latifoliate trees.^[1] In zones not subject to periodic fires, the succession continues and a tropical forest thrives. It has been widely cultivated outside its natural range, and introduced populations can be found nowadays in Jamaica, Colombia, South Africa or China.

(From Wikipedia on 8.12.13)

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Pinus Caribaea

This species has 3 variants

var. bahamensis,

var. caribaea,

var. hondurensis

Pinus – Type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Pine

Native to Central America, Cuba, the Bahamas,

Height-15 feet

Regional Name – Soochiparni [ Kannada ]

Bakkala Botanical Gardens

Sirsi, Uttara Kannada Dist.

25 Jun 2009

http://www.conifers.org/pi/pin/caribaea.htm

Related information, description and taxonomic key for Pinus caribaea
http://www.conifers.org/pi/pin/caribaea.htm

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List GRIN Wikipedia
IUCN Red List (EN) world agroforestry centre Tropical Pines in India-an overview India Biodiversity Portal Flora of Peninsular India CABI Provenance trial of Pinus Caribaea in Koraput, Orissa (India) Useful Tropical Plants The Gymnosperm Database

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