About Chir Pine
Pinus roxburghii, commonly known as chir pine or longleaf Indian pine, is a species of pine tree native to the Himalayas. It was named after William Roxburgh. It used to have a larger distribution reaching as far Gujarat.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pinus roxburghii
- Genus
- Pinus
- Family
- PINACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Chir चीड
- Nepali
- खोटे सल्ला Khote Sallaa, रानी सल्ला Raanee Sallaa, औले सल्ला Aule Sallaa
- Tamil
- சீமைத்தேவதாரு
- Telugu
- సరళదేవదారు
- Kannada
- ಸರಳ Sarala, ಸರಳ
- Malayalam
- ചരളം, Chir Pine
Botanical family
Pinaceae
PINES FAMILY
Chir Pine belongs to the Pinaceae family.
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