Pinus roxburghii
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Pinus roxburghii (known as chir pine) is a species of pine. It is native to the Himalayas, and was named after William Roxburgh.
The range extends from northern Pakistan (North-West Frontier Province, Margalla Hills, Islamabad Capital Territory, Murree), across northern India (Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim) and Nepal to Bhutan.