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Pinus teocote is a species of conifer in the
PinaceaePinaceae are trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly known as Coniferales. Pinaceae are supported as monophyletic by its protein-type sieve...
family.
It is found only in
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. 20-30 m tall and 75 cm diameter. Straight trunk and dense top. It grows at 1500-3200 mm. Most of the rainfall in its habitat occurs in summer.
Wood: white-yellowish, moderate in quality, the resin is used to produce turpentine