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Pinus ayacahuite
Ehrenb.
Common NamesMexican white pine, Arizona white pine, Ayacahuite pine (3), pino (5).Taxonomic notesSection Cembra (4). Three varieties: ayacahuite , brachyptera and veitchii .DescriptionRangeSW US to El Salvador (1). See also (6). Some authorities attribute populations of var. brachyptera , found in the U.S. and northern Mexico, to P. strobiformis (4).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Silba 1986 .(2) Elmore & Janish 1976 (as P.f.r. ). (3) Peattie 1950 (as P.r. ). (4) Perry 1991 . (5) P. 76 in Gentry 1942 . (6) Robert S. Thompson, Katherine H. Anderson and Patrick J. Bartlein. 1999. Atlas of Relations Between Climatic Parameters and Distributions of Important Trees and Shrubs in North America. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1650 A&B. URL= http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/pub/ppapers/p1650-a/pages/conifers.html , accessed 22-Jan-2000. |
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