Pinus occidentalis | |
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Pinus occidentalis in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Pinus |
Subgenus: | P. subg. Pinus |
Section: | P. sect. Trifoliae |
Subsection: | P. subsect. Australes |
Species: | P. occidentalis
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Binomial name | |
Pinus occidentalis |
Pinus occidentalis, also known as the Hispaniolan pine, [1] Hispaniola pine [2] or pino criollo, [3] is a pine tree endemic to the island of Hispaniola [4] (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti).
It is the eponymous species of the Hispaniolan pine forests ecosystem, in which it constitutes a majority of the biomass present. [5] Another endemic species, the Hispaniolan crossbill (Loxia megaplaga), feeds almost exclusively on the cones of P. occidentalis. [6][ page needed]
Pinus occidentalis | |
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Pinus occidentalis in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Pinus |
Subgenus: | P. subg. Pinus |
Section: | P. sect. Trifoliae |
Subsection: | P. subsect. Australes |
Species: | P. occidentalis
|
Binomial name | |
Pinus occidentalis |
Pinus occidentalis, also known as the Hispaniolan pine, [1] Hispaniola pine [2] or pino criollo, [3] is a pine tree endemic to the island of Hispaniola [4] (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti).
It is the eponymous species of the Hispaniolan pine forests ecosystem, in which it constitutes a majority of the biomass present. [5] Another endemic species, the Hispaniolan crossbill (Loxia megaplaga), feeds almost exclusively on the cones of P. occidentalis. [6][ page needed]