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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

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Spanish name

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Trade name

Pinus caribaea Morelet

Pinaceae

SE North America (USA: Florida; Mexico: Quintana Roo to Nicaragua; Bahamas, W Cuba and Isla de la Juventud) int South America and SC Eurasia

cl dr (fresh resin applied directly to affected area for eczema, massage with sawdust or resin dissolved in lemon juice for rheumatism, shoot buds decoction taken orally for bronchitis, wood or leaves decoction bath for gout and rheumatism) ma (oils, pitch, resin: adhesive, soap, stain, turpentine, varnish, waterproofing; waxes) pl (reforestation in lowland tropics) pp (excellent for paper pulp) sa (erosion control) ti (bench, boxes, exterior of tables, fence, furniture)

Pinus cubensis Sarg. non Griseb.

Caribbean pine; black pine, Caribbean tree, Caribbean pine-tree, Cuban pine p.p., Honduran pine, pitch pine p.p., slash pine p.p., slash-pine, white pine p.p., yellow pine (Bahamas)

pin des Caraïbes; bois pin (Haiti); pin caraïbe, pin de Cuba p.p.

ocote (Guatemala); pino (Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico); pino amarillo (Cuba); pino blanco; pino caribe (Puerto Rico); pino colorado; pino costanero, pino costeño, pino costero (Honduras); pino cubano (Argentina); pino curtidor (Honduras); pino de ocote (Guatemala); pino hondureño; pino macho, pino matcho (Cuba); pino ocote (Costa Rica)

sachaj (Guatemala); bwa pen (creole, Haiti); Karaibische Kiefer, Kariben-Kiefer (german); pino dei Caraibi (italian); huhub (maya, Belize and Honduras)

Caribbean pine

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Latin name	Pinus caribaea Morelet
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: Florida; Mexico: Quintana Roo to Nicaragua; Bahamas, W Cuba and Isla de la Juventud) int South America and SC Eurasia
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	cl dr (fresh resin applied directly to affected area for eczema, massage with sawdust or resin dissolved in lemon juice for rheumatism, shoot buds decoction taken orally for bronchitis, wood or leaves decoction bath for gout and rheumatism) ma (oils, pitch, resin: adhesive, soap, stain, turpentine, varnish, waterproofing; waxes) pl (reforestation in lowland tropics) pp (excellent for paper pulp) sa (erosion control) ti (bench, boxes, exterior of tables, fence, furniture)
Synonym	Pinus cubensis Sarg. non Griseb.
English name	Caribbean pine; black pine, Caribbean tree, Caribbean pine-tree, Cuban pine p.p., Honduran pine, pitch pine p.p., slash pine p.p., slash-pine, white pine p.p., yellow pine (Bahamas)
French name	pin des Caraïbes; bois pin (Haiti); pin caraïbe, pin de Cuba p.p.
Spanish name	ocote (Guatemala); pino (Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico); pino amarillo (Cuba); pino blanco; pino caribe (Puerto Rico); pino colorado; pino costanero, pino costeño, pino costero (Honduras); pino cubano (Argentina); pino curtidor (Honduras); pino de ocote (Guatemala); pino hondureño; pino macho, pino matcho (Cuba); pino ocote (Costa Rica)
Other name	sachaj (Guatemala); bwa pen (creole, Haiti); Karaibische Kiefer, Kariben-Kiefer (german); pino dei Caraibi (italian); huhub (maya, Belize and Honduras)
Trade name	Caribbean pine