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Pinus occidentalis

Species of pine tree endemic to Hispaniola in the Caribbean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pinus occidentalis
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Pinus occidentalis, also known as the Hispaniolan pine,[1] Hispaniola pine[2] or pino criollo,[3] is a pine tree endemic to the island of Hispaniola[4] (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

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Ecology

It is the eponymous species of the Hispaniolan pine forests ecosystem, in which it constitutes a majority of the biomass present.[5] Another endemic species, the Hispaniolan crossbill (Loxia megaplaga), feeds almost exclusively on the cones of P. occidentalis.[6][page needed]

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