Pinus occidentalis

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Pinus occidentalis
Pinus occidentalis Jarabacoa.jpg
Pinus occidentalis in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
(unranked): Gymnosperms
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
Binomial name
Pinus occidentalis

Pinus occidentalis, also known as the Hispaniolan pine[1] or Hispaniola pine,[2] (or in Spanish: pino criollo [3]) is a pine tree endemic to the island of Hispaniola[4] (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Ecology[]

It 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]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Pinus occidentalis / Hispaniola pine | Conifer Species". American Conifer Society. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Pinus occidentalis (Pino criollo) description".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "The island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean | Ecoregions | WWF".
  6. ^ Dod, Annabelle Stockton (1978). Aves de la República Dominicana. Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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