Krempf's Pine
Encyclopedia
Krempf's Pine is a rare species of pine
endemic to the central highlands of Vietnam
in the Da Lat–Nha Trang
area. It is unusual in that it has flat needles. Because of this anomaly, it is put in its own subsection, the Krempfianae.
Pine
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...
endemic to the central highlands of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
in the Da Lat–Nha Trang
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...
area. It is unusual in that it has flat needles. Because of this anomaly, it is put in its own subsection, the Krempfianae.