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Family: Pinaceae	Genus: Pinus	Species: Pinus roxburghii Sarg.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Pinus longifolia Roxb. ex Lamb.	Flower Color	Yellow - Orange
Common Name	Chir pine	Flower Type	Solitary
English / Trade Name	Chir pine, Himalayan long leaf pine, Chir	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Chir	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	600 1800 m	Fruit Type	Follicle
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	The cones are ovoid conic, 12-24 cm long and 5-8 cm broad at the base when closed, green at first, ripening glossy chestnut-brown when 24 months old. They open slowly over the next year or so.
Habitat	Abundant; in submontane to montane forests, mostly forming pure patches, sometimes mixed with other trees.	Bark Type	Fissured
Distribution	Afghanistan, the Himalaya from Chitral eastward to Bhutan, Sikkim.	Bark Details	The bark is red-brown, thick and deeply fissured at the base of the trunk, thinner and flaky in the upper crown.
Distribution in chandigarh	Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 19, Sector 30, Sector 33	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Needle-like
		Leaf Arrangement	Whorled (leaves in groups of 3 or more along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Lence shaped
Description of Species	Evergreen trees, to 40 m high; bark rough, deeply fissured. Leaves dark or light – green, needle like, on dwarf – shoots surrounded by persistent bud – scales. Male cones ovoid, 1.5 – 2 cm long, borne on clusters at the base of current year shoots. Female cones solitary or 2 – 5 together, 10 – 18 x 7. 5 – 12 cm; bract – scales woody, with pyramidal, pointed or recurved beak; seeds 6 – 10 mm long,	Leaf Details	The leaves are needle-like, in fascicles of three, very slender, 20-35 cm long, and distinctly yellowish green .Leaves dark or light – green, needle like, on dwarf – shoots surrounded by persistent bud – scales.

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