1,675 observationsLeast Concern
Chihuahuan pine
Pinus leiophylla
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Pinopsida ›Order: Pinales ›Family: Pinaceae ›Genus: Pinus
About
Pinus leiophylla, commonly known as Chihuahua pine, smooth-leaf pine, and yellow pine (in Mexico, tlacocote and ocote chino), is a tree with a range primarily in Mexico, with a small extension into the United States in southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico. The Mexican range extends along the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre del Sur from Chihuahua to Oaxaca, from 29° North Lat. to 17°, between 1600 and 3000 meters altitude. It requires about a rainfall...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Chihuahuan pine is Pinus leiophylla.
- Chihuahuan pine belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Chihuahuan pine belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Chihuahuan pine belongs to the class Pinopsida.
- Chihuahuan pine belongs to the order Pinales.
- Chihuahuan pine belongs to the family Pinaceae.
- Chihuahuan pine belongs to the genus Pinus.