Pinus ayacahuite, also called ayacahuite pine[2] and Mexican white pine,[2] (family Pinaceae) is a species of pine native to the mountains of southern Mexico and western Central America, in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains and the eastern end of the Eje Volcánico Transversal, between 14° and 21°N latitude in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz and Chiapas, and in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.

It grows on relatively moist areas with summer rainfalls, however specimens from its eastern and southern distribution live under really wet conditions; it needs full sun and well drained soils.

In temperate subtropical regions- Commercial production: It is planted on the highlands of South Africa.

In temperate regions at middle and low altitudes: Argentine provinces of Salta, Tucumán and Córdoba; at 500 to 1500 m above sea level.

At low elevations near sea level: Commercial production: Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), New Zealand.