''Pinus georginae'', commonly known (in
Spanish
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) as Pino chino, is a species of medium-sized
conifer
Conifers are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single ...
in the family
Pinaceae
The Pinaceae, or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as Cedrus, cedars, firs, Tsuga, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, ...
. It was first described by
Pérez de la Rosa in 2009, and was named for
Georgina Vargas Amado, who was with Pérez de la Rosa at the time of the tree's description. It is in the
''Pinus'' subsect. ''Australes''.
Description
''Pinus georginae'' on average reaches 15-20 m (49-66 feet) tall, and 30-35 cm (12-14 inches) in diameter, with a generally rounded
crown
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. Bark is in pale to dark grey rectangular plates, with twigs at 4-6 mm (0.16-0.24 inches) thick. Leaves (Needles) are in
fascicles of 3-5, being 15-17 mm (0.59-0.67 inches) long.
Cones
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A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines conn ...
are curved, being 16-20 mm (0.63-0.79 inches) long, and 4-5 mm (0.16-0.20 inches) wide. Curved cones fall with part of the