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).
| Pinus occidentalis | |
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| Pinus occidentalis in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
Ecology
editIt 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]
References
edit- ^ a b Farjon, A. (2013). "Pinus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T34192A2850209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34192A2850209.en. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Pinus occidentalis / Hispaniola pine | Conifer Species". American Conifer Society. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Earle, Christopher J., ed. (31 October 2023). "Pinus occidentalis (Pino criollo) description". The Gymnosperm Database. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Darrow, W. Kevin; Zanoni, T. (1990). "Hispaniolan pine (Pinus occidentalis Swartz): A little known sub-tropical pine of economic potential". The Commonwealth Forestry Review. 69 (2 (219)): 133–146. ISSN 0010-3381. JSTOR 43737717.
- ^ D'Ambrosio, Ugo. "The island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean". Ecoregions, WWF. World Wildlife Foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ de Dod, Annabelle Stockton (1978). Aves de la República Dominicana (in Spanish). Illustrations by Jose Osorio, maps by Laura Rathe de Cambiaso (First ed.). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural. OCLC 4296964.
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