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Pinus elliottii

Engelm. (1880)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pinophyta Class/Clade: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pinus

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind
Forestry

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 4: 186 (1880)

Other References

Wysong et al. 2007:6 (NEWNAT/Mo); Frohlich & Lau 2012:43 (K, O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pinus elliottii Souther Koolau Mts, Mauumae Ridge Full sun, mesic Dicranopteris-Acacia windswept ridge. Associates; Citharexylum caudatum, Paspalum pilosum, Clusea, Psidium cattleyanum, Dicranopteris linearis, Santalum freycinetianum, Acacia koa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Casuarina equisetifolia. Preserved_Specimen All mature trees, largest individuals up to 8 m tall, 30cm dbh. Gray flakey bark revealing tan underneath, needles have distinct lemon like odor when crushed. Distinct pine odor on cut wood K. Arthur 191 oahu BISH 2025-10-17
2 Pinus elliottii Kokee, along contour roadbetween Kauhao and Kaaweiki ridges Mesic secondary forest. Preserved_Specimen Tree to about 25 feet. Female cones present. OED 2010062301 Kauai BISH 2010-06-23
3 Pinus elliottii Kuaokala Trail, Kuaokala Forest Reserve. Area overlooking Makua Valley. Along ridgeline trail. Growing out of scabrous eroded rocky soil. At an area along the trail where Metrosideros polymorpha began to occur. With M. polymorpha, Odontosoria, Acacia mearnsii (see BISH 788125), and Stachytarpheta. Preserved_Specimen 9 m tall tree. Trees are present throughout Forest Reserve. Common along the trail. With various lichens on the bark (see BISH 790495). Walvoord, N. 2023021 Oahu BISH 2023-08-13
4 Pinus elliottii Kalaupapa; Waikolu, upper W edge Preserved_Specimen tree Wysong, M.L. 480 Molokai BISH 2004-11-22
5 Pinus elliottii Waimea, Kokee, Makaha Ridge road, 1.75 mi. W of Hwy 550 Acacia koa, Dodonaea viscosa, Lophosternon, Psidium cattleianum Preserved_Specimen 12 m x 25 cm tree; canopy broadly conical; leaves in fascicles of 2; young female cones glaucous green, purple scale tips Lorence, D.H. 9515 Kauai BISH 2006-04-28
6 Pinus elliottii Kikiakala Naturalized trees, escaping from forestry plantings onto disturbed slopes in Metrosideros/Dicranopteris forest. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 90819 Molokai BISH 2008-09-25
7 Pinus elliottii Kaluakauila rim mixed native/alien ridgetop, Preserved_Specimen Metrosideros polymorpha. Non-native pine trees along the rim highly fire-prone CHing, H.S. 2021100501 Oahu BISH 2021-10-05
8 Pinus elliottii Mauumae Trail Uluhe, Koa, 'Iliahi, mixed alien forest. Preserved_Specimen 1.5 m tall sapling. OED 2008061201 Oahu BISH 2008-06-12
9 Pinus elliottii Northwest Kauai: Kokee State Park, Makaha Ridge Preserved_Specimen Tree 40 ft., 8 in. diam. Little Jr., E.L. 31173 Kauai BISH 1976-09-01
10 Pinus elliottii Northwest Kauai: Kokee State Park, Makaha Ridge Preserved_Specimen Tree 40 ft., 8 in. diam. Little Jr., E.L. 31173 Kauai BISH 1976-09-01
11 Pinus elliottii along Poamoho access road. mixed alien and native shrubland. Preserved_Specimen Appears naturalized 5m tall, most cones near crown, approximately 10 individuals. Slowly spreading. Ching-Harbin, S. 202011092 Oahu BISH
12 Pinus elliottii Olinda, Forestry nursery Preserved_Specimen Tree 20m x 4dm. St.John, H. 25791 Maui BISH 1956-01-02
13 Pinus elliottii Kupaia Gulch Preserved_Specimen Naturalized trees spreading from forestry plantings on ridgetops onto adjacent slopes. Oppenheimer, H.L. 40705 Molokai BISH 2007-08-03
14 Pinus elliottii Olinda, Forestry nursery Preserved_Specimen Tree 20m x 4dm. St.John, H. 25791 Maui BISH 1956-01-02
15 Pinus elliottii Waimea, Kokee, Meadow in front of Lodge, along Hwy 550 Preserved_Specimen 14 m x 75 cm tree; bark dark brown, deep longitudinal fissures, resinous; leaves fascicles of 2; cones fallen Lorence, D.H. 9514 Kauai BISH 2006-04-26
16 Pinus elliottii Olinda, Makawao District, Olinda, Forestry nursery Preserved_Specimen Tree 20m x 4dm. St.John, H. 25791 Maui BISH 1956-01-02
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