- Apache Pine
Taxobox
name = Apache Pine
status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo =Pinales
familia =Pinaceae
genus = "Pinus"
subgenus = "Pinus"
species = "P. engelmannii"
binomial = "Pinus engelmannii"
binomial_authority = Carr.The Apache Pine ("Pinus engelmannii") is a
tree of NorthernMexico , in theSierra Madre Occidental with its range extending a short distance into theUnited States in southwesternNew Mexico and southeasternArizona . Thispine is a medium-sized species with a height of 20-30 m and a trunk diameter of 35-80 cm.The branches are sparse and very stout, giving the tree a distinct appearance. The needles, among the longest of any pine, are in bundles of three (occasionally five), 20-40 cm long, stout, and spreading to slightly drooping. The cones are 8-16 cm long, green or purple when growing, maturing glossy brown, moderately oblique with stoutly spined scales on the outer side (facing away from the branch). The Apache pine sometimes shows a grass stage like the related
Michoacan Pine ("P. devoniana") and alsoLongleaf Pine ("P. palustris").The English name refers to the species' occurrence in the lands of the Apache Native Americans, while the scientific name commemorates the pioneering American botanist
George Engelmann who discovered the species in 1848. Engelmann first named the species "Pinus macrophylla", but this name had already been used for another pine, so it had to be re-named; this was done by the French botanist Carrière, who chose to honour Engelmann.Apache Pine was sometimes treated as a variety of
Ponderosa Pine in the past (as "P. ponderosa" var. "mayriana"), but it is now universally regarded as a distinct species.References
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External links
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PIEN2 NRCS: USDA Plants Profile "Pinus engelmannii"] , AZ: [http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=Arizona&statefips=04&symbol=PIEN2] , NM: [http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=New%20Mexico&statefips=35&symbol=PIEN2]
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