Pinus densata

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Pinus densata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
(unranked): Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Pinus
Section: P. sect. Pinus
Subsection: P. subsect. Pinus
Species:
P. densata
Binomial name
Pinus densata

Pinus densata, commonly known as the Sikang pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae.

It is endemic to – found only in – China. [2]

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References

  1. Farjon, A. (2013). "Pinus densata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T42354A2974762. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42354A2974762.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "Pinus densata" at the Encyclopedia of Life