VIETNAMESE WHITE PINE

The 'Vietnamese White Pine' (''Pinus dalatensis'') is a species of pine endemic to Vietnam, where it grows in the mountains of the central and south-central parts of the country at 1,400-2,300 m altitude.Businský, R. (1999). Study of Pinus dalatensis Ferré and of the enigmatic "Pin du Moyen Annam". ''Candollea'' 54: 125-143.Farjon, A. (2005). ''Pines''. Brill ISBN 90-04-13916-8.
It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 30-40 m tall. It is a member of the white pine group, ''Pinus'' subgenus ''Strobus'', and like all members of that group, the leaves ('needles') are in fascicles (bundles) of five, with a deciduous sheath. The needles are finely serrated, and (3-)5-14 cm long. The cones are slender, 6-23 cm long and 2-4 cm broad (closed), opening to 3-9 cm broad; the scales are thin and flexible. The seeds are small, 6-8 mm long, and have a long slender wing 18-25 mm long. It is most closely related to the Blue Pine ''Pinus wallichiana'' from the Himalaya.
It is divided into two subspecies:

★ ''Pinus dalatensis'' subsp. ''dalatensis''. Dalat region, between 11°50'N and 12°30'N. Cones 6-17 cm long.

★ ''Pinus dalatensis'' subsp. ''procera'' Businský. Central Vietnam, between 15°00'N and 16°20'N. Cones 13-23 cm long.

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