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2. Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gard. wfo-0000481052

Loud., Gdnrs’ Mag. 16: 8. 1840; Dali., Jacks. & Harr., Handb. Conif. Ginkg.: 436. 1966.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Tree, with pyramidal crown when young, spreading or rounded when fully mature. Bark pinkish brown, reticulately cracked. Leaves in bundles of three, 10–25 cm long, convex, margins finely serrate, apex tapering to a fine point. Cones solitary, in pairs, or occasionally in threes, 5–8 cm rhomboid or ovoid, stalks± 0.5 cm long. Scales woody, the exposed part prominently developed with a thick, transversely keeled tip. Seeds with a blunt-tipped wing four times the length of the seed.

Thailand : Common in Northern and North-Eastern provinces.

Distribution : Burma (type), Indochina, Malesia (the Philippines).

Ecology : In the lower montane forests, 1,000–1,600 m alt.

Vernacular : Son khao (สนเขา), son sam bai (สนสามใบ), kia pluak daeng (เกี๊ยะเปลือกแดง), kia pluak bang (เกี๊ยะเปลือกบาง), chuang (จ๋วง).

Uses: Wood used for building furniture, for wood pulp; resin and turpentine for medicine.