Pinaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pinus cubensis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

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 cubensis is an evergreen tree with a conical crown when young, becoming more open with age; it can grow 30 - 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 100cm in diameter. The tree is an important source of timber in eastern Cuba, where it is commonly harvested from the wild. The tree is also used in revegetation programmes. Pinus cubensis has a relatively limited extent of occurrence and area of occupancy, indicating that it might qualify as Near Threatened, but there is no evident decline. The species, being a pioneer in secondary forest, may even be on the increase after disturbance of primary forest. 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

Origintropical

Native RangeCaribbean - eastern Cuba

HabitatForming mostly pure stands of open forest, and invading disturbed areas, on serpentine and serpentine-based, often ferruginous soils; at elevations from 100 - 1,200 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. ].