Pinus veitchii

Pinus veitchii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnosperms
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species:
P. veitchii
Binomial name
Pinus veitchii
Synonyms
  • Pinus ayacahuite var. loudoniana (Gordon & Glend.) Silba
  • Pinus ayacahuite subsp. loudoniana (Gordon & Glend.) A.E.Murray
  • Pinus ayacahuite subsp. popocatepetlii (Roezl) Silba
  • Pinus ayacahuite subsp. veitchii (Roezl) Silba
  • Pinus ayacahuite var. veitchii (Roezl) Shaw
  • Pinus bonapartea Roezl
  • Pinus loudoniana Gordon & Glend.
  • Pinus popocatepetlii Roezl
  • Pinus strobiformis subsp. veitchii (Roezl) Frankis
  • Pinus veitchii var. zempoalensis Gaussen

Pinus veitchii is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is straight, slender tree which grows up to 30 meters tall, with a conic crown which becomes rounded or irregular when mature. It is native to central Mexico, where it grows in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Michoacán, Morelos, Mexico, and Tlaxcala states, and possibly Guanajuato and western Hidalgo. It grows in mixed conifer or pine-oak montane forests, often in areas receiving occasional snow, from (2000) 2500 to 3200 (3600) meters elevation. It is often an emergent tree.

The species was first described by Benedikt Roezl in 1857. Many authorities have treated it as a variety, hybrid, subspecies, or synonym of P. ayacahuite or P. strobiformis, which are morphologically similar. A phylogenetic and morphological analysis by Ortíz-Martínez et al. published in 2024 concluded that P. veitchii is a distinct species, which likely arose from P. ayacahuite via allopatric speciation. With Pinus wallichiana it is a parent of the garden hybrid Pinus × holfordiana.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pinus veitchii Roezl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Pinus veitchii". The Gymnosperm Database. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Ortíz-Martínez, Alfredo, Claudia Patricia Ornelas-García, David Alejandro Moo-Llanes, et al. 2024. Species delimitation using multiple sources of evidence from the Pinus strobiformis-Pinus ayacahuite species complex. Botanical Sciences 102(2):482–498. https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3364.
  4. ↑ "Pinus × holfordiana A.B.Jacks". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2026. P. ayacahuite var. veitchii × P. wallichiana
  5. ↑ "Pinus × holfordiana A. B. Jacks". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. 2026. Retrieved 13 October 2026. from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles