Pinus occidentalis

Short description: Species of pine tree endemic to Hispaniola in the Caribbean

Pinus occidentalis

Pinus occidentalis in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Gymnospermae
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

Sw.

Natural range of Pinus occidentalis

Pinus occidentalis, also known as the Hispaniolan pine,[1] Hispaniola pine[2] or 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][page needed]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Farjon, A. (2013). "Pinus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34192A2850209.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34192/2850209. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
2. ↑ "Pinus occidentalis / Hispaniola pine | Conifer Species" (in en). https://conifersociety.org/conifers/pinus-occidentalis/.
3. ↑ Earle, Christopher J., ed (31 October 2023). "Pinus occidentalis (Pino criollo) description". https://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_occidentalis.php.
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.
5. ↑ D'Ambrosio, Ugo. "The island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean". World Wildlife Foundation. https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0305.
6. ↑ de Dod, Annabelle Stockton (1978) (in es). Aves de la República Dominicana. Illustrations by Jose Osorio, maps by Laura Rathe de Cambiaso (First ed.). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural. OCLC 4296964.

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