1,142 observationsLeast Concern
blue pine
Pinus wallichiana
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Pinopsida ›Order: Pinales ›Family: Pinaceae ›Genus: Pinus
About
Pinus wallichiana is a coniferous evergreen tree native to the Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains, from eastern Afghanistan east across northern Pakistan and north west India to Yunnan in southwest China. It grows in mountain valleys at altitudes of 1800–4300 m (rarely as low as 1200 m), between 30 m and 50 m in height. It favours a temperate climate with dry winters and wet summers. In Pashto, it is known as Peuch.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of blue pine is Pinus wallichiana.
- blue pine belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- blue pine belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- blue pine belongs to the class Pinopsida.
- blue pine belongs to the order Pinales.
- blue pine belongs to the family Pinaceae.
- blue pine belongs to the genus Pinus.