chiapensis Pinus chiapensis is a pine tree species in the family Pinaceae, and is commonly known as Chiapas pine, in Spanish as pino blanco, pinabete, or ocote.

[1] Chiapas pine was formerly considered to be a variant of Pinus strobus, but is now understood to be a separate species.

[2] The tree is native to southern Mexico and Guatemala, where it is found from 600–2,200 metres (2,000–7,200 ft).

[1] It is found in Central American pine-oak forests habitats, including in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas.

[3] It is an introduced species in Colombia, Brazil, South Africa, and Queensland in Australia.