Description
A tall tree 30-50m or taller found in the monsoon belt of the Himalaya:from Pakistan to NE India,Aranuchal Pradesh,Assam and Kameng District,at elevation of 450-2,300m.The crown is open and domed with long spreading to ascending branches.The buds are ovoid,1-2cm long.The needles are in fascicles of 3,light green and thin,flexible,slightly drooping,25-35cm long and 1.2-1.7mm wide,persisting for only 1-3 years,although in particularly dry situations they become deciduous.The pollen-cones are densely clustered,ovoid-oblong,13-15mm long,yellowish brown.The seed-cones are solitary or in whorls of 2-5,broadly ovoid or ovoid-conical,10-17x7-12cm,heavy and persistent green,ripening to shiny brown or grey-brown.