Pinaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pinus massoniana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

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 massoniana is an evergreen tree with a broadly pyramidal or umbrella-like crown; it can grow 18 - 45 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be crooked, it is up to 150cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 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. ]. This species is a very important source of timber and resin in China, both for domestic use and for international trade. The plant is also often used in traditional medicine. Despite the fact that one of its two varieties has been assessed as Critically Endangered, the species as a whole, remains common and widespread. 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China from Shaanxi to Jiangsu, south to Hainan.

HabitatMixed forests from moist river valleys to montane regions, often on poorer acidic soils of mountain slopes and ridges, also invading abandoned agricultural fields or growing in secondary vegetation in forest clearings; to elevations of 2,000 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. ]