Name

Pinus heldreichii Christ, Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel 3: 549 (1863).
[Bosnian pine, Heldreich's pine]

Description

Notes

Once thought to be similar to P. nigra, but based on molecular data, now placed in a group with Mediterranean pines. Some view P. leucodermis as distinct from P. heldreichii, but supposed differences are now viewed to be trivial.

Natural Distribution

Balkans, Greece, Bulgaria, S Italy.