''Pinus chiapensis'' is a

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in the

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, and is commonly known as Chiapas pine, in Spanish as pino blanco, pinabete, or ocote. Chiapas pine was formerly considered to be a variant of '' pinus strobus'', but is now understood to be a separate species.

Distribution

The tree is native to southern

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and Guatemala, where it is found from . It is found in

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habitats, including in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas. ''Pinus chiapensis'' can grow to a height of .Earle, Christopher J
''Pinus chiapensis''
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References

*Eguiluz T.1982. ''Clima y Distribución del género pinus en México''. Distrito Federal. Mexico. *Rzedowski J. 1983. ''Vegetación de México''. Distrito Federal, Mexico. *Dvorak, W. S., G. R. Hodge, E. A. Gutiérrez, L. F. Osorio, F. S. Malan and T. K. Stanger. 2000. ''Conservation and Testing of Tropical and Subtropical Forest Species by the CAMCORE Cooperative''. College of Natural Resources, NCSU. Raleigh, NC, U.S. chiapensis Trees of Chiapas Trees of Guatemala Trees of Oaxaca Sierra Madre de Chiapas Plants described in 1964 Endangered biota of Mexico Endangered flora of North America Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Flora of the Central American pine–oak forests Flora of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca {{conifer-stub

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