Pinus chiapensis is a pine tree species in the family Pinaceae, and is commonly known as Chiapas pine, in Spanish as pino blanco, pinabete, or ocote. Chiapas pine was formerly considered to be a variant of Pinus strobus, but is now understood to be a separate species.
Distribution The tree is native to southern Mexico and Guatemala, where it is found from . It is found in Central American pine-oak forests habitats, including in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas.
Pinus chiapensis can grow to a height of .Earle, Christopher J. Pinus chiapensis. The Gymnosperm Database . accessed 10 November 2013.
Introduced
See also Mesoamerican pine-oak forests
References
Eguiluz T.1982. Clima y Distribución del género pinus en México. Distrito Federal. Mexico. Rzedowski J. 1983. Vegetación de México. Distrito Federal, Mexico. Dvorak, W. S., G. R. Hodge, E. A. Gutiérrez, L. F. Osorio, F. S. Malan and T. K. Stanger. 2000. Conservation and Testing of Tropical and Subtropical Forest Species by the CAMCORE Cooperative. College of Natural Resources, NCSU. Raleigh, NC, U.S.