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Also known as Stone Pine

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Pinus pinea, commonly known as the stone pine, is an evergreen tree species within the family Pinaceae. It belongs to the genus Pinus and is classified under the order Pinales, class Pinopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The species has been assessed by the IUCN Red List as Least Concern, a status recorded in 2013.

The native range of Pinus pinea includes Albania, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Portugal, and Sicilia. It has also been introduced to Algeria, Canary Is., Libya, Morocco, New South Wales, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Tunisia, and Türkiye-in-Europe. The longest observed lifespan for this species is 228 years.

Synthesized by Vinony from 42 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Stone pine

Pinus pinea

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassPinopsida
  4. OrderPinales
  5. FamilyPinaceae
Native toAlbania, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Portugal, Sicilia
Observations21,050
Observations recorded324,873

提示:本条目的主题不是日本金松。 意大利石松(學名:Pinus pinea),也被稱為意大利傘松、石松、意大利五针松。原產於地中海地區,分佈在南歐,北非和地中海東部。意大利石松自史前時代已被用於種植食用松子。現代作為觀賞樹,在世界各地普遍種植在花園和公園。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
412
With media
259
Family
Pinaceae
Collections
SBBG, UCSC, LOB, CHSC, UCSB, SD
Recorded in
United States, Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
tree
Image
Pinus pinea and ruins on Palatine Hill.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Pinus pinea
taxon name
Pinus pinea
Commons gallery
Pinus pinea
longest observed lifespan
228
taxon common name
piñonal
short name
P. pinea
foliage type
evergreen plant
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Encyclopedic overview

Pinus pinea, the Italian stone pine or Mediterranean stone pine, is a tree from the pine family, Pinaceae. The tree is native to the Mediterranean region, occurring in Southern Europe and the Levant. The species was introduced into North Africa millennia ago, and is also naturalized in the Canary Islands, South Africa and New South Wales.

Stone pines have been used and cultivated for their edible pine nuts since prehistoric times. They are widespread in horticultural cultivation as ornamental trees, planted in gardens and parks around the world. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pinus pinea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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