Pinus

E43405

conifer genus genus plant genus

Pinus is a large genus of coniferous trees and shrubs commonly known as pines, widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and valued for their timber, resin, and ornamental use.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pinus radiata	2
Pinus sylvestris	2
Pine	1
Pinus balfouriana	1
Pinus monophylla	1
Pinus nigra	1
Pinus pinaster	1
Pinus pinea	1
Pinus section Quinquefoliae	1
Pinus subgenus Strobus	1
Scots pine	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conifer genus ⓘ genus ⓘ plant genus ⓘ
class	Pinopsida ⓘ
commonName	pine ⓘ pines ⓘ
division	Pinophyta ⓘ
economicUse	Christmas trees ⓘ ornamental planting ⓘ pulp and paper production ⓘ reforestation ⓘ resin production ⓘ rosin production ⓘ timber production ⓘ turpentine production ⓘ windbreaks ⓘ
evergreenMajority	true ⓘ
family	Pinaceae ⓘ
habitat	boreal forests ⓘ coastal areas ⓘ montane regions ⓘ temperate forests ⓘ
hasSpeciesCountApprox	about 120 species ⓘ over 100 species ⓘ
introducedTo	Australia ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ South Africa ⓘ South America ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
isA	conifer ⓘ evergreen tree ⓘ gymnosperm ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement	fascicles ⓘ
leafPersistence	evergreen ⓘ
leafType	needle-like leaves ⓘ
nativeRange	Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
nativeTo	Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North Africa ⓘ North America ⓘ
notableSpecies	Pinus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pinus nigra Pinus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pinus pinaster Pinus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pinus pinea Ponderosa pine ⓘ surface form: Pinus ponderosa Pinus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pinus radiata Eastern White Pine ⓘ surface form: Pinus strobus Pinus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pinus sylvestris Loblolly pine ⓘ surface form: Pinus taeda
order	Pinales ⓘ
photosyntheticType	C3 plant ⓘ
pollination	wind-pollinated ⓘ
reproductiveStructure	cones ⓘ
seedType	naked seeds ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
tolerates	cold climates ⓘ drought ⓘ poor soils ⓘ
woodType	softwood ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bristlecone pine → commonNameOf → Pinus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pinus balfouriana

Pinaceae → containsGenus → Pinus ⓘ

Chris Pine → familyName → Pinus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pine

Bristlecone pine → genus → Pinus ⓘ

Korean pine → genus → Pinus ⓘ

Pinus monophylla → genus → Pinus ⓘ

Ponderosa pine → genus → Pinus ⓘ

Pinaceae → notableSpecies → Pinus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pinus sylvestris

Pinaceae → notableSpecies → Pinus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pinus radiata