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Uploaded by aparrot1 aparrot1
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Associated observations

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Observer

aparrot1

Date

January 2023

Place

Cuba (Google, OSM)

Description

Pine needles are in bundles of 3. Our local guide called this a Pinus Caribaea.

Caribbean Pine (Pinus caribaea var. caribaea) Status: Endangered and endemic to Cuba.
A hard pine found in the Pinar del Río Province and Isla de la Juventud in western Cuba.

Link to confirmed observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37234317

"Pinus caribaea: Tree large, height to 25-30 m, dbh. to ca. 70-80 cm. Trunk, monopodial, very slender and erect, in forest stand the clear bole for 2/3-3/4 of height. Needles in fascicle only of 3 (-4). Cone asymmetric, length 5-12 cm and 1.3-4 cm of diameter, Needle length 15-25 cm, longevity of 2-3 years, dark green and flexible. Seedling: 6 (-8-9) cotyledons, with an elongated stem, primary leaves green ascending soon replaced by the secondary. Seed scale ca. 120-170. Seed wing adnate. Branches of first order slender, spreading or ascending; of second and higher orders similar or dropping."
Link to a downloadable 819 KB Thesis:
http://rc.upr.edu.cu/jspui/bitstream/DICT/520/1/Thesis%20Geada-Lopez%20G.pdf"

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