Pinaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pinus halepensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The wood, sawdust and resins from various species of pine can cause dermatitis in sensitive people[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ].

Botanical Description

Pinus halepensis is an evergreen tree with an irregular, rounded crown; it can grow 15 - 25 metres tall. The crown can become very wind-shaped, especially when growing near the sea. The bole can be up to 150cm in diameter[ 329 Title The Gymnosperm Database Publication Author Website http://www.conifers.org/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms. ]. The trees are often harvested from the wild for their resin, which is traded, and as a source of firewood for local use. The wood is also sometimes used, and the plant has sometimes been cultivated in plantations. Pinus halepensis has a very extensive extent of occurrence and although it is considered to be threatened locally (Algarve in Portugal, Costa Brava in Spain) elsewhere it is stable or perhaps expanding as its economic use for timber has at least in its native habitat diminished. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Ill considered plantations established in the southern hemisphere have given rise to invasiveness of this species; in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Pinus halepensis is now a serious weed threatening natural and often species-rich vegetation as well as land used for agriculture[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeThroughout most of the Mediterranean region, but absent from Egypt.

HabitatSometimes found in dense woodland, but more commonly scattered in maquis or garrigue vegetation on sunny hills and slopes down to the sea shore, most commonly on limestone and dolomite; growing at elevations from sea level to 1,700 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].