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| Pine Temporal range: Possible records from Jurassic[1]
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| Pinus densiflora (Korean red pine), North Korea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pinoideae |
| Genus: | Pinus L. |
| Type species | |
| Pinus sylvestris | |
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See List of Pinus species for complete taxonomy to species level. See list of pines by region for list of species by geographic distribution. | |
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A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus (/ˈpaɪnəs/)[2] of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae.
World Flora Online accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as current, with additional synonyms,[3] and Plants of the World Online 126 species-rank taxa (113 species and 13 nothospecies),[4] making it the largest genus among the conifers. The highest species diversity of pines is found in Mexico.[5][6][7] 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, and dry tropical forests in southeast Asia and Central America.
Wood from pine trees is one of the most extensively used types of timber, and some pines are widely used as Christmas trees.
- ^ Anderson, J. M., H. M. (1985). "Palaeoflora of Southern Africa. Prodromus of South African Megafloras Devonian to Lower Cretaceous". Botanical Research Institute.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pinus". Medical Definition of PINUS. Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary.
- ^ "Pinus (L.)". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ Wehenkel, C.; Mariscal-Lucero, S.; Jaramillo-Correa, J.P.; López-Sánchez, C.A. "Genetic diversity and conservation of Mexican forest trees". Forest Service. US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Farjon, Aljos (1996). "Biodiversity of Pinus (Pinaceae) in Mexico: speciation and palaeo-endemism". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 121 (4): 365–384. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1996.tb00762.x. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Romero-Sanchez, Martin Enrique; Perez-Miranda, Ramiro; Gonzalez-Hernandez, Antonio; Valerio Velasco-Garcia, Mario; Velasco-Bautista, Efraín; Andrés, Flores (2018). "Current and Potential Spatial Distribution of Six Endangered Pine Species of Mexico: Towards a Conservation Strategy". Forests. 9 (12): 767. doi:10.3390/f9120767.