  Foliage and first-year cones on an ornamental specimen in Seattle (USA) [C.J. Earle, 19-Mar-1999].  Bark on an ornamental specimen in Seattle (USA) [C.J. Earle, 28-Feb-1999]. | Pinus tabuliformis Carrière 1867Common NamesChinese pine.Taxonomic notesTwo varieties, the type (syn: P. mukdensis Nakai 1919; P. tabuliformis var. mukdensis (Nakai) Uyeki 1925) and henryi (Masters) Kuan 1983 (syn: P. henryi Masters 1902; P. massoniana var. henryi (Mast.) Wu 1956; P. massoniana var. wulingensis Qi & Lin 1988) (2). P. densata has been called a variety of this species (1).DescriptionRangeChina and Korea (1). The type variety recorded from China: Gansu, Hebei, Liaoning, Ningxia, Beijing, Shanxi, and Shaanxi; var. henryi from China: Hunan, Hubei, and Sichuan, with primary distribution in the Daba Shan area of Sichuan (2).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsA rare old-growth forest can be seen on the heights of Wudang Shan in northern Hubei (ca. 32° 28' N, 111° 8' E), where it grows as a forest dominant along with Quercus aliena (3).RemarksCitations(1) Silba 1986.(2) Li 1997. (3) Peter del Tredici et al. 1995. Plant collecting on Wudang Shan. Arnoldia 55(1): 12-20. |
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