''Pinus teocote'' (teocote) is a species of
conifer
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All ext ...
in the family
Pinaceae
The Pinaceae, or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly kn ...
.
It is
endemic
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to
Mexico
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. 20–30 m tall and 75 cm diameter. Straight trunk and dense top. It grows at elevations of . Most of the rainfall in its habitat occurs in summer.
The wood is white-yellowish, moderate in quality. The resin is used to produce turpentine.
References
teocote
Trees of Mexico
Trees of Puebla
Trees of Oaxaca
Trees of temperate climates
Flora of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Least concern plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Flora of the Sierra Madre Occidental
Flora of the Sierra Madre Oriental
Trees of Central Mexico
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