  Range of Pinus cubensis (1). Basemap from Expedia Maps. | Pinus cubensis Grisebach 1862Common NamesTaxonomic notesSyn: Pinus occidentalis Swartz var. cubensis (Grisebach) Silba 1984; Pinus wrightii Engelmann 1880; Pinus maestrensis Bisse 1975; Pinus occidentalis var. maestrensis (Bisse) Silba 1990 (1).DescriptionSee (1).RangeE Cuba: Sierra Maestra and Sierra de Nipe, E into the highlands terminating the eastern part of the island, also in foothills and coastal pine barrens at 100-900(-1200) m. Typical substrates include serpentine or other ferruginous soils ("Nipe latosol" or"Nipe clay"); coastal stands on alluvium. It usually forms pure, open stands and is often (as with almost all pines) invasive after disturbance. Climate wet/dry seasonal, with up to 1800 mm rainfall in the wet summer (1).It is the only pine native to E Cuba (see below); no pines occur naturally between E Cuba and Pinar del Rio at the W end of the island (1). Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyLocally exploited for its timber (1).ObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Farjon & Styles 1997. |
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