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Pinus massoniana
Also called Chinese Red Pine, Southern Red Pine, Masson Pine
Pinus massoniana, commonly known as Masson's pine or Chinese red pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is a pine native to Taiwan, a wide area of central and southern China, including Hong Kong, and northern Vietnam.
The specific Latin epithet massoniana refers to Scottish botanist Francis Masson. The distinctive shape of the leaf clusters, which resemble a horse's tail, has given rise to the species' Chinese common name 馬尾松, lit. 'horse-tail pine'.
It is native to Taiwan, a wide area of central and southern China including Hong Kong, and northern Vietnam, growing at low to moderate altitudes, mostly below 1,500 m (4,900 ft) but rarely up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level.
The species is a common tree used in plantation forestry for replacing or compensating for the loss of the natural forest in southern China, owing to its tolerance of poor soils and drought conditions. Its rapid growth makes it a valuable source of timber, which is used for furniture, construction, and pulp production for paper.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pinus massoniana 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.
