Chir / Chir Pine
Pinus roxburghii
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim & more
How to identify Chir
Identify Chir by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Long needle clusters in threes, resinous bark (chir pine).
- Confirm leaf shape: Linear.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Pinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chir.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pinus roxburghii
- Genus
- Pinus
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“The leaves are needle-like, in fascicles of three, very slender, 20–35 centimetres (8–14 inches) long, and distinctly yellowish green.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chir itself; the rest are typical of the Pinaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Cone
Typical of the Pinaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Chir चीड
- Nepali
- खोटे सल्ला Khote Sallaa, रानी सल्ला Raanee Sallaa, औले सल्ला Aule Sallaa, खोटेसल्लो
- Tamil
- சீமைத்தேவதாரு
- Telugu
- సరళదేవదారు
- Kannada
- ಸರಳ Sarala, ಸರಳ
- Malayalam
- ചരളം, Chir Pine
About Chir
Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii) belongs to the Pinaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and 5 other states. It is planted.
Uses
In practice it is cut for timber and furniture, planted as an ornamental and distilled for an aromatic oil.
Pinaceae
Pines Family
Chir belongs to the Pinaceae family.
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