Khasi pine

Pinus kesiya (Khasi pine or Benguet pine) is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae, one of the most widely distributed pines in southeast Asia. Its range extends south and east from the Khasi Hills in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, to Burma, northern Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, southernmost China, Vietnam, and the Philippines. It is an important plantation species elsewhere in the world, including in southern Africa and South America.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Khasi pine being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Pinus occidentalis
• Pinus merkusii
• Pinus caribaea
• Pinus roxburghii
• Pinus maximinoi
• Pinus massoniana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Pinaceae

Genus

Pinus

Species

Pinus kesiya

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