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Pinus oocarpa
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Family:
PINACEAE
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Citation: Pinus oocarpa Schiede, Linnaea 12: 491. 1838.
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Description:
Tree to 30 m; bark greyish-brown; winter buds oblong, to 3 cm, obtuse; scales oblong, to 1.5 cm, margins fringed. Leaves in 3s, to 25 cm, bright green, margins serrulate, apex acute; basal sheath to 1.5 cm, pistillate cones broadly ovoid, to 7.5 x 6 cm, symmetrical, attached on main trunk; stalk to 3 cm.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as ornamental tree in the High Ranges
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Distribution:
South West Mexico to Nicaragua
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
,g,
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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