Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Pinus halepensis Miller
Family : PINACEAE
Genus : Pinus
Catalan common name : Pi blanc.
Spanish common name : Pino carrasco. Pino de Alepo.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona. Lérida. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Dragonera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : March. April. May.
Life-forms : Macrophanerophyte.
Habitat : Forests.
Uses and properties : Aphrodisiac. Dye industry. Furniture, construction and tools. Medicinal.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This pine is the principal species all of the pineries of the islands. The bark is whitish, distinct from Pinus pinea, which is reddish; also its needles are short and narrow (up to a millimetre) in comparison to other pine species that can be found in plantations. There are some examples that have all braches and leaves directed skywards, (like a cemetery cypress) and are considered to be a Balearic endemic (var. ceciliae).
Observations : Molt cultivada a parcs i jardins de tota Espanya.
Origen : Contorn de la regió mediterrània
Location on-campus UIB : Pinar plantat a l'entrada principal del Campus (Cas Jai), puntual al Jardí de Son Lledó i petits exemplars en front l'Estabulari, entre d'altres.
