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Chilgoza pine
Pinus gerardiana female cone
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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. Gerardianae
Species:
P. gerardiana
Binomial name
Pinus gerardiana
Wall. ex D. Don
Synonyms[2]
Pinus aucklandiiLodd. ex Gordon & Glend. in Pinetum: 195 (1858), not validly publ.
Pinus chilghozaKnight in Syn. Conif. Pl.: 30 (1850), not validly publ.
Pinus gerardiiJ.Forbes in Hort. Woburn.: 210 (1833), orth. var.
Pinus neosaGouan ex W.H.Baxter in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 658 (1839), not validly publ.
Pinus gerardiana, commonly known as the chilghoza pine or neja, is a pine native to the northwestern Himalayas in Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Waziristan and northwestern India, growing at elevations of 1,800–3,350 metres (5,910–10,990 ft).[1] It often occurs in association with Cedrus deodara,[3] and Pinus wallichiana.
^ abFarjon, A. (2013). "Pinus gerardiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T34189A2850009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34189A2850009.en. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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