Pinus montezumae Lamb.

Rough-branched mexican pine (en), Pin de montezuma (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Pinus

Characteristics

An evergreen pine tree. It grows 20 m tall and 7 m across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 7.0
Mature height (meter) 20.0
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 Mexico it grows between 2,000-2,700 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zone 9. In Hobart Botanical Gardens.
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Pine-oak forests; at elevations from 2,000-2,700 metres in Mexico. Found at elevations from 600-3,000 metres in the wild.
Pine-oak forests; at elevations from 2,000-2,700 metres in Mexico. Found at elevations from 600-3,000 metres in the wild.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

A vanillin flavouring is obtained from the resin.
Uses dye material medicinal oil timber wood
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Anodyne (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Panacea (unspecified), Rubefacient (unspecified), Liniment (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 21 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Pinus montezumae unspecified picture
Pinus montezumae unspecified picture

Distribution

Pinus montezumae world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Pinus montezumae threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:263125-1
WFO ID wfo-0000481750
COL ID 4J2CF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446375
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pinus russelliana Pinus spinosa Pinus tomacocaensis Pinus occidentalis Pinus ocote Pinus montezumae Pinus ne-plus-ultra Pinus pseudostrobus Pinus chalmaensis Pinus leroyi Pinus retracta Pinus pescatarei Pinus grandis Pinus van-houttei Pinus backhousiana Pinus grandis var. carrierei

Lower taxons

Pinus montezumae var. gordoniana Pinus montezumae var. montezumae