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Pinus georginae, commonly known (in Spanish) as Pino chino, is a species of medium-sized conifer in the family Pinaceae, a pine. It was first described by Pérez de la Rosa in 2009, and was named after Georgina Vargas Amado, who was with Pérez de la Rosa at the time of the tree's description. It is in the Pinus subsect. Australes.
Pinus georginae is found throughout parts of west-central Jalisco, Mexico, at the convergence of the Sierra Madre Occidental, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Sierra Madre del Sur, and the Mexican Altiplano (Mexican Plateau).
Lumber from Pinus georginae is of a low quality, and can easily break because of the species' low trunk, hence lumber production is very limited. The species is extremely resinous though, producing large amounts of resin, which is harvested by locals in small quantities and sold at local markets. Brush from the tree could be used as a fire starter, but that generally isn't likely because of the species rarity and scarceness throughout the region and its range.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pinus georginae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
