Slash Pine (Pinus Elliottii), Including South Florida Slash Pine: Nomenclature and Description

Elbert L. Little; Keith W. Dorman

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Slash Pine (Pinus Elliottii), Including South Florida Slash Pine: Nomenclature and Description

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Elbert L. Little, Keith W. Dorman

Year:

1954

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper SE-36. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Experiment Station. 82 p.

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Abstract

Slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.), including its variation South Florida slash pine recently distinguished as a new botanical variety, has been known by several different scientific names. As a result, the common name slash pine is more precise and clearer than scientific names. The slash pine of southern Florida differs from typical slash pine in a few characters important in forestry, such as seedling, wood, and resin production. A study of the botanical nomenclature and geographic variations of this valuable tree species is therefore appropriate.

Citation

Little, Elbert L., Jr.; Dorman, Keith W. 1954. Slash Pine (Pinus Elliottii), Including South Florida Slash Pine: Nomenclature and Description. Research Paper SE-36. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Experiment Station. 82 p.