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

Pinus occidentalis
Pinus occidentalis Jarabacoa.jpg
Pinus occidentalis in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic
Scientific classification edit
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

Pinus occidentalis, also known as the Hispaniolan pine[1] or Hispaniola pine,[2] (or in Spanish: 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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3388586 entry