Pinus Tabuliformis
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Other Names : (油松 yóusōng in Mandarin), Southern Chinese pine, Chinese red pine
is a pine native to northern China from Liaoning west to Inner Mongolia and Gansu, and south to Shandong, Henan and Shaanxi, and also northern Korea. In some older texts the name is spelled "Pinus tabulaeformis".
There are two varieties:
- Pinus tabuliformis var. tabuliformis. China, except for Liaoning. Broadest cone scales under 15 mm broad.
- Pinus tabuliformis var. mukdensis. Liaoning, North Korea. Broadest cone scales over 15 mm broad.
Some botanists also treat the closely related Henry's pine (Pinus henryi) and Sikang pine (Pinus densata) as varieties of Chinese red pine; in some older texts even the very distinct Yunnan pine (Pinus yunnanensis) is included as a variety.
Special Precautions of Pinus Tabuliformis
Consult your doctor before using any presented information as a form of treatment.
The benefits of Pinus Tabuliformis are
- The pulpwood produces certain resins that are used as artificial Vanilla flavouring (vanillin).
- The resin is also used to make turpentine and related products, and is used medicinally to treat a variety respiratory and internal ailments, such as kidney and bladder upsets, wounds, and sores.
- The bark is a source of tannin.
- Medicinal use of the pine needles also takes place, which also contain a natural insecticide, as well as a source for a dye.
