Pinus oocarpoides Lindl. ex Loudon

A medium-sized tree up to 20(-30) m tall with a usually straight and cylindrical bole, a wide and open crown, rough and scaly bark, and long, flexible branches, curved upwards. Needles in bundles of (3-)4-5, 20-30 cm long, bluish or light green. Cones often in groups of 2-3, usually ovoid, 5-7 cm x 3-5 cm, with hard scales which are tuberculose at apex and have a pointed umbo. P. oocarpa is a variable species; 5 well-distinguished varieties can be recognized. In South-East Asia plantation-grown trees often do not produce viable seed, and since propagation is through seeds these must be obtained elsewhere.

P. oocarpa may sometimes tolerate shallow soil.

Central America from Mexico towards Nicaragua; planted in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and the Philippines.

Successful natural regeneration is only possible where a relatively large amount of sunlight reaches the ground. Experiments in Indonesia showed that scions of P. oocarpa grafted onto P. merkusii grow faster in height than controls of the stock species. P. oocarpa planted in East Kalimantan do not produce seed, due to unsynchronized production of male and female cones. Seeds needed to establish new plantations must be derived from elsewhere.

The weight of 1000 seeds is 18-24 g.

Shade or shelter: P. oocarpa is planted to shade out alang-alang grass.

Timber: The wood is used as a general-purpose timber and for pulp.