Pinus roxburghii (known as chir pine) is a species of pine native to the Himalayas, and named after William Roxburgh.
The range extends from northern Pakistan (North-West Frontier Province, Azad Kashmir, Margalla Hills, Islamabad Capital Territory, Murree), across northern India (Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim) and Nepal to Bhutan.
It generally occurs at lower altitudes than other pines in the Himalaya, from 500–2,000 metres (1,600–6,600 ft), occasionally up to 2,300 m (7,500 ft). The other Himalayan pines are Pinus wallichiana (blue pine), Pinus bhutanica (Bhutan white pine), Pinus armandii (Chinese white pine), Pinus gerardiana (Chilgoza pine) and Pinus densata (Sikang pine).
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