Pinus pringlei

Pinus pringlei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Species: P. pringlei
Binomial name
Pinus pringlei
Shaw
Natural range of Pinus pringlei

Pinus pringlei, commonly known as Pringle's pine, is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family. It is found only in Mexico. The specific epithet, pringlei, honours Cyrus Guernsey Pringle (1838–1911), an American botanist, explorer and plant breeder.[1]

References

  1. Lancaster, Roy (2013), "People behind the plants : Cyrus Guernsey Pringle & Cobaea pringlei", The Garden, 138 (9): 60–61
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