Pinus arunachalensis

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Pinus arunachalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Strobus
Section: P. sect. Quinquefoliae
Subsection: P. subsect. Strobus
Species:
P. arunachalensis
Binomial name
Pinus arunachalensis
R.C.Srivastava, 2017
Synonyms
  • Pinus parva (K.C.Sahni) R.C.Srivastava
  • Pinus wallichiana var. parva K.C.Sahni
  • Pinus wallichiana subsp. parva (K.C.Sahni) Silba
  • Pinus daflaensis Mahasin Ali Khan & Subir Bera

Pinus arunachalensis[1][2] is a species of large-sized[citation needed] conifer in the family Pinaceae.[1]

It is native to the Arunachal Pradesh state of northeastern India,[2] specifically near the towns or districts of Tawang and West Kameng in the eastern Himalayan Mountains, from which Pinus ravii is also found.[citation needed] The species range is located within a temperate climate.[2] It has a smaller structure and size than Pinus wallichiana, but is larger than Pinus ravii.[citation needed]

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