Pinus massoniana
| Masson's pine | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Pinus |
| Subgenus: | P. subg. Pinus |
| Section: | P. sect. Pinus |
| Subsection: | P. subsect. Pinus |
| Species: | P. massoniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinus massoniana | |
Pinus massoniana, commonly known as Masson's pine or Chinese red pine, is a species of pine, native to Taiwan, a wide area of central and southern China, including Hong Kong, and northern Vietnam.
The specific Latin epithet massoniana refers to the distinctive shape of the species' leaves, which resemble a horse's tail. Hence, its Chinese common name 馬尾松, lit. 'horse-tail pine'.