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Pinus gerardiana Wall. ex D.Don

Himalayan nut pine (en), Pin de Gérard (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Pinus

Characteristics

Trees; bark white, fissured into irregular, thin plates; 1st-year branchlets pale green-yellow, glabrous, with projected leaf scars. Needles 3 per bundle, triangular-flabellate in cross section, 6-10 cm, stiff, vascular bundle 1, resin canals 5-7, marginal, base with sheath shed. Seed cones shortly pedunculate, almost brown at maturity, oblong or ovoid, 12-20 × 9-11 cm. Seed scales 4-5 cm; apophyses broad, swollen, ± recurved, obviously ridged; umbo dorsal, apex obtuse. Seeds cylindric, ca. 2.5 cm; wing rudimentary, usually adhering to adjacent scale.
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A tree. It grows 15-25 m high. The bark is white and has irregular cracks. It forms into thin plates. The first year branches are pale yellow-green. There are 3 needles per bundle. They are triangle shaped in cross section. They are 6-10 cm long and stiff. The seed cones have short stalks. They are oval and 12-20 cm long by 9-11 cm wide. They are almost brown at maturity. The seed scales are 4-5 cm long. The seeds are long and round and about 2.5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 18.0 - 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In China it grows in the mountains at about 2700 m altitude in Xizang. In the Indian Himalayas it grows between 3,200-3,800 m above sea level. It grows on stony ground. It grows in dry low rainfall areas. Hobart Botanical Gardens. Arboretum Tasmania.
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Dry inner valleys, usually on limestone; at elevations up to 3,000 metres. Gregarious on sunny,dry, steep, rocky slopes on granite or clay slate in areas beyond the reach of the S.W. monsoons.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The seeds are valued as a dessert. They can be eaten raw or roasted. They are also ground and mixed with flour.
Uses dye food medicinal oil wood
Edible nuts seeds
Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (seed), Analgesics (seed), Anemia (seed), Antirheumatic agents (seed), Aphrodisiacs (seed), Appetite stimulants (seed), Arthralgia (seed), Arthritis (seed), Asthenia (seed), Asthma (seed), Back pain (seed), Bronchitis (seed), Chest pain (seed), Cough (seed), Disorder of ejaculation (seed), Encephalitis (seed), Epilepsy (seed), Expectorants (seed), Facial paralysis (seed), Flatulence (seed), Gout (seed), Hematologic diseases (seed), Hemiplegia (seed), Hiccup (seed), Hypnotics and sedatives (seed), Jaundice (seed), Leukorrhea (seed), Liver diseases (seed), Low back pain (seed), Obesity (seed), Paralysis (seed), General tonic for rejuvenation (seed), Tuberculosis (seed), Ulcer (seed), Wounds and injuries (seed), Sexual debility (seed), Carminative (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 19 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Pinus gerardiana unspecified picture

Distribution

Pinus gerardiana world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan

Conservation status

Pinus gerardiana threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262962-1
WFO ID wfo-0000481467
COL ID 6VL5M
BDTFX ID 119765
INPN ID 717413
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pinus gerardii Pinus gerardiana Pinus neosa Pinus chilghoza Pinus aucklandii
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