Common Names

Taxonomic notes

No synonyms, a rarity among Mexican pines. Closely-related species include P. greggii, P. jaliscana, P. oocarpa, P. patula, P. praetermissa, and P. tecunumanii, all of which also are native to Mexico.

Description

Range

Mexico: Michoacán, Morelos, México, Guerrero and Oaxaca; perhaps in W Puebla (Farjon and Styles 1997). See also Thompson et al. (1999).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

This species is a principal host to the dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium globosum subsp. grandicaule (Hawksworth and Wiens 1996).

See Also

Dvorak, W.S., P. Kikuti, and I. Fier. 2000. Pinus pringlei. Pp. 174-187 in Conservation & Testing of Tropical & Subtropical Forest Tree Species by the CAMCORE Cooperative. Raleigh, NC: College of Natural Resources, NCSU.