
Belongs within: Pinaceae.
The type subgenus of Pinus includes the yellow and hard pines, characterised by the presence of two fibrovascular bundles per needle.
<==Pinus subg. Pinus | i. s.: P. belgicaEH06 |--P. sect. PinusEH06 | |--+--P. heldreichiiEH06 | | `--+--P. subsect. HalepensesEH06 | | | |--P. brutiaEH06 | | | `--P. halepensis Miller 1768EH06, PL04 | | `---+--P. pinasterEH06 | | |--P. (subsect. Pineae) pineaEH06 | | `--P. subsect. CanariensesEH06 | | |--P. canariensisEH06 | | `--P. roxburghiiEH06 | `--+--P. merkusiiEH06 | `--+--P. massonianaEH06 | `--+--P. tropicalisEH06 | `--+--+--+--P. nigraEH06 | | | | |--P. n. ssp. nigraV09 | | | | `--P. n. ssp. laricioV09 | | | `--P. resinosaEH06 | | `--+--P. mugoEH06 | | `--+--P. densifloraEH06 | | `--P. sylvestris Linnaeus 1753EH06, CD07 | `--+--P. tabuliformisEH06 | |--P. taiwanensisEH06 | |--P. thunbergiiEH06 | `--+--P. hwangshanensisEH06 | |--P. kesiyaEH06 | `--P. yunnanensisEH06 `--+--P. subsect. ContortaeEH06 | |--+--P. banksianaEH06 | | `--P. virginianaEH06 | `--P. contortaEH06 | |--P. c. ssp. contortaH93 | |--P. c. ssp. bolanderiH93 | `--P. c. ssp. murrayanaH93 `--+--P. subsect. PonderosaeEH06 | | i. s.: P. hartwegiiCG05 | | P. michoacanaCG05 | | P. montezumaeCG05 | | P. pseudostrobusCG05 | | P. teocoteCG05 | |--+--P. coulteriEH06 | | `--P. sabinianaEH06 | `--+--+--P. durangensisEH06 | | `--P. ponderosaEH06 | | |--P. p. var. ponderosaF56 | | `--P. p. var. scopulorumF56 | `--+--P. douglasianaEH06 | |--P. washoensisEH06 | |--+--P. arizonicaEH06 | | `--P. jeffreyiEH06 | `--+--P. devonianaEH06 | `--P. engelmanniiEH06 `--P. subsect. AustralesEH06 |--P. serotinaEH06 |--+--P. elliottiiEH06 | |--P. pungensEH06 | |--P. rigidaEH06 | `--P. taedaEH06 `--+--P. echinataEH06 `--+--P. caribaeaEH06 | |--P. c. var. caribaeaEH06 | `--+--P. c. var. bahamensisEH06 | `--P. c. var. hondurensisEH06 |--P. herreraeEH06 |--P. (subsect. Leiophyllae) leiophyllaEH06 |--P. palustrisEH06 |--+--P. cubensisEH06 | `--P. maestrensisEH06 `--P. subsect. OocarpaeEH06 |--P. greggiiEH06 |--P. oocarpaEH06 `--+--P. patulaEH06 `--P. subsect. AttenuataeEH06 |--P. attenuataEH06 |--P. muricataEH06 [incl. P. remorataH93] `--P. radiataEH06 [incl. P. insignisG60]
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[CD07] Cantino, P. D., J. A. Doyle, S. W. Graham, W. S. Judd, R. G. Olmstead, D. E. Soltis, P. S. Soltis & M. J. Donoghue. 2007. Towards a phylogenetic nomenclature of Tracheophyta. Taxon 56 (3): E1–E44.
[CG05] Cognato, A. I., N. E. Gillette, R. C. Bolaños & F. A. H. Sperling. 2005. Mitochondrial phylogeny of pine cone beetles (Scolytinae, Conophthorus) and their affiliation with geographic area and host. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36: 494–508.
[EH06] Eckert, A. J., & B. D. Hall. 2006. Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and patterns of diversification for Pinus (Pinaceae): phylogenetic tests of fossil-based hypotheses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40 (1): 166–182.
[F56] Foote, R. H. 1956. Gall midges associated with cones of western forest trees (Diptera: Itonididae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 46 (2): 48–57.
[G60] Gillham, M. E. 1960. Vegetation of New Zealand shag colonies. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 88 (3): 363–380.
[H93] Hickman, J. C. (ed.) 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. University of California Press: Berkeley (California).
[PL04] Pohl, G., & I. Lenski. 2004. Zur Verbreitung und Vergesellschaftung von Pennisetum orientale Rich. in Nordeuböa (Griechenland) (Poaceae, Paniceae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 83 (2): 209–223.
[V09] Verdcourt, B. (ed.) 2009. Additions to the wild fauna and flora of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. XXVI. Miscellaneous records. Kew Bulletin 64 (1): 183–194.