Pinus heldreichii Christ
Taxon info
Pinus heldreichii, one of several species named after Theodor von Heldreich (cf. Plate 1: 2) occurs locally in S Italy and in mountains of the C Balkan Peninsula, northwards to the vicinity of Split. It usually grows at high altitude and forms the timberline on several mountains including Olimbos (as in the photo), where large trees extend to 2300 m and shrubby individuals even a few hundred meters higher. At lower altitude it is sometimes mixed with P. nigra but is distinguished, e.g., on the thick bark splitting into rhombic patches.A
A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 352 [Plate 18.8]
