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Chir pine | |
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P. roxburghii in Uttarakhand, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Pinus |
Subgenus: | P. subg. Pinus |
Section: | P. sect. Pinus |
Subsection: | Pinus subsect. Pinaster |
Species: | P. roxburghii
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Binomial name | |
Pinus roxburghii |
Pinus roxburghii, commonly known as chir pine or longleaf Indian pine,[2] is a species of pine tree native to the Himalayas. It was named after William Roxburgh.