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22.000 Pinus - Pines
Description of the genus
Evergreen trees with branches ± whorled. Branches of 2 kinds: (a) main branches bearing only scale-like leaves lacking chlorophyll and (b) deciduous short shoots bearing a number (usually 2,3 or 5) of green needle-like leaves in a common sheath. Ripe cones with woody scales. Seeds winged (in ours), 2 per cone scale. Worldwide: 93 species, northern temperate, South and Central America, Sumatra and Java Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| patula Schltdl. & Cham. | C,E | Description, Image |
| roxburghii Sarg. | C,E | Description, Image |
| taeda L. | E? |
Other sources of information about Pinus:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: PinusFlora of Mozambique: Pinus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Pinus
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): PinusFlora Zambesiaca web site: Pinus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pinus
Wikipedia: Pinus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pinus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pinus
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