Pinus occidentalis, also known as the Hispaniolan pine,[1] Hispaniola pine[2] or pino criollo,[3] is a pine tree endemic to the island of Hispaniola[4] (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

It is the eponymous species of the Hispaniolan pine forests ecosystem, in which it constitutes a majority of the biomass present.

[5] Another endemic species, the Hispaniolan crossbill (Loxia megaplaga), feeds almost exclusively on the cones of P.

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