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'''''Pinus engelmannii''''', commonly known as the '''Apache pine''', is a [[tree]] of Northern [[Mexico]], in the [[Sierra Madre Occidental]] with its range extending into the Southwestern [[United States]]. This [[pine]] is a medium-sized species with a height of {{convert|20|–|30|m|abbr=off}} and a trunk diameter of {{convert|35|–|80|cm|0|abbr=off}}. | '''''Pinus engelmannii''''', commonly known as the '''Apache pine''', is a [[tree]] of Northern [[Mexico]], in the [[Sierra Madre Occidental]] with its range extending into the Southwestern [[United States]]. This [[pine]] is a medium-sized species with a height of {{convert|20|–|30|m|abbr=off}} and a trunk diameter of {{convert|35|–|80|cm|0|abbr=off}}. | ||
The branches are sparse and very stout, giving the tree a distinct appearance. The needles, among the longest of any pine, are in bundles of three (occasionally five) | The branches are sparse and very stout, giving the tree a distinct appearance. The needles, among the longest of any pine, are in bundles of three (occasionally five); typically {{convert|20|–|40|cm|0|abbr=on}}, though Mirov cites needles up to {{cvt|50|cm}} long,<ref>{{cite book | last= Mirov | first= N.T. | date= 1967 | title= Th Genus Pinus | location= New York | publisher= Roland Press | page= 372}}</ref> stout, and spreading to slightly drooping. The cones are {{convert|8|–|16|cm|frac=4|abbr=on}} long, green or purple when growing, maturing glossy brown, moderately oblique with stoutly spined scales on the outer side (facing away from the branch). The Apache pine sometimes shows a grass stage like the related [[Michoacan pine]] (''P. devoniana'') and also [[longleaf pine]] (''P. palustris''). | ||
The English name refers to the species' occurrence in the lands of the [[Apache Tribe|Apache]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], while the scientific name commemorates the pioneering American botanist [[George Engelmann]] who discovered the species in 1848. Engelmann first named the species ''Pinus macrophylla'', but this name had already been used for another pine, so it had to be renamed; this was done by the French botanist Carrière, who chose to honour Engelmann. | The English name refers to the species' occurrence in the lands of the [[Apache Tribe|Apache]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], while the scientific name commemorates the pioneering American botanist [[George Engelmann]] who discovered the species in 1848. Engelmann first named the species ''Pinus macrophylla'', but this name had already been used for another pine, so it had to be renamed; this was done by the French botanist Carrière, who chose to honour Engelmann. | ||
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Pinus engelmannii, commonly known as the Apache pine, is a tree of Northern Mexico, in the Sierra Madre Occidental with its range extending into the Southwestern United States. This pine is a medium-sized species with a height of Template:Convert and a trunk diameter of Template:Convert.
The branches are sparse and very stout, giving the tree a distinct appearance. The needles, among the longest of any pine, are in bundles of three (occasionally five); typically Template:Convert, though Mirov cites needles up to Template:Cvt long,[1] stout, and spreading to slightly drooping. The cones are Template:Convert long, green or purple when growing, maturing glossy brown, moderately oblique with stoutly spined scales on the outer side (facing away from the branch). The Apache pine sometimes shows a grass stage like the related Michoacan pine (P. devoniana) and also longleaf pine (P. palustris).
The English name refers to the species' occurrence in the lands of the Apache Native Americans, while the scientific name commemorates the pioneering American botanist George Engelmann who discovered the species in 1848. Engelmann first named the species Pinus macrophylla, but this name had already been used for another pine, so it had to be renamed; this was done by the French botanist Carrière, who chose to honour Engelmann.
Apache pine was sometimes treated as a variety of ponderosa pine in the past (as P. ponderosa var. mayriana), but it is now universally regarded as a distinct species.
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