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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Pinus occidentalis Sw.

Pinaceae

SE North America (end Hispaniola)

hel mes calc acid

ex (it has been heavily exploited for timber, protection in the Dominican Republic is inadequate but existent contrary to the virtually uncontrolled situation in Haiti) ma (resins) pp(ob) (longfibre pulp) ti(ob) (boxes, fence posts, heavy and light construction, poles)

Pinus occidentalis var. baorucoensis Silba

Hispaniola pine; Cuban pine; Hispaniolan pine (USA); West Indian pine

pin d'Hispaniola; bois chandelle, bois pin, pich pin, pin (Haiti)

cuaba, pinchipin, pino, pino cuaba (Dominican Republic); pino de Baracoa (Cuba); pino de cuaba (Dominican Republic); pino de Mayari, pino de Moa (Cuba)

bwa chandèl, bwa pen (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Pinus occidentalis Sw.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes calc acid
Use	ex (it has been heavily exploited for timber, protection in the Dominican Republic is inadequate but existent contrary to the virtually uncontrolled situation in Haiti) ma (resins) pp(ob) (longfibre pulp) ti(ob) (boxes, fence posts, heavy and light construction, poles)
Synonym	Pinus occidentalis var. baorucoensis Silba
English name	Hispaniola pine; Cuban pine; Hispaniolan pine (USA); West Indian pine
French name	pin d'Hispaniola; bois chandelle, bois pin, pich pin, pin (Haiti)
Spanish name	cuaba, pinchipin, pino, pino cuaba (Dominican Republic); pino de Baracoa (Cuba); pino de cuaba (Dominican Republic); pino de Mayari, pino de Moa (Cuba)
Other name	bwa chandèl, bwa pen (creole, Haiti)
Trade name