Pinus veitchii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnosperms |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Pinus |
| Species: | P. veitchii
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinus veitchii | |
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Pinus veitchii is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae.[1] It is straight, slender tree which grows up to 30 meters tall, with a conic crown which becomes rounded or irregular when mature. It is native to central Mexico, where it grows in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Michoacán, Morelos, Mexico, and Tlaxcala states, and possibly Guanajuato and western Hidalgo. It grows in mixed conifer or pine-oak montane forests, often in areas receiving occasional snow, from (2000) 2500 to 3200 (3600) meters elevation. It is often an emergent tree.[2]
The species was first described by Benedikt Roezl in 1857.[1] Many authorities have treated it as a variety, hybrid, subspecies, or synonym of P. ayacahuite or P. strobiformis, which are morphologically similar.[2] A phylogenetic and morphological analysis by Ortíz-Martínez et al. published in 2024 concluded that P. veitchii is a distinct species, which likely arose from P. ayacahuite via allopatric speciation.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Pinus veitchii Roezl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Pinus veitchii". The Gymnosperm Database. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ Ortíz-Martínez, Alfredo, Claudia Patricia Ornelas-García, David Alejandro Moo-Llanes, et al. 2024. Species delimitation using multiple sources of evidence from the Pinus strobiformis-Pinus ayacahuite species complex. Botanical Sciences 102(2):482–498. https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3364.