Pinus tecunumanii

Pinus tecunumanii is a timber tree native to Mexico and Central America.^[1] It grows from the highlands of Chiapas and Oaxaca through Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras to Nicaragua (17° to 14° North latitude). It occurs in two separated populations in their native habitats. The high-altitude group grows at 1500–2900 m, and the low-altitude group at 500–1500 m.

Pinus tecunumanii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (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. Pinus
Section:	P. sect. Trifoliae
Subsection:	P. subsect. Australes
Species:	P. tecunumanii
Binomial name
Pinus tecunumanii F.Schwerdtf. ex Eguiluz & J.P.Perry
Synonyms
Pinus oocarpa var. ochoterenae Martínez Pinus patula subsp. tecunumanii (F.Schwerdtf. ex Eguiluz & J.P.Perry) Styles

The wood is yellowish. This species has been cultivated in several subtropical parts of the world for the paper industry. Cultivation trials have shown that high-elevation sources are the most productive. It grows well in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and South Africa.

Pinus tecunumanii was formerly classified as a subspecies of Pinus patula, but DNA analysis has shown that it is a different species, closer to Pinus oocarpa.