A pine is any conifer in the genus Pinus, , of the family Pinaceae. "Pinus" is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The Plant List compiled by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts 126 species names of pines as current, together with 35 unresolved species and many more synonyms.

The modern English name "pine" derives from Latin "pinus", which some have traced to the Indo-European base *pit- 'resin' (source of English pituitary). Before the 19th century, pines were often referred to as firs (from Old Norse "fura", by way of Middle English "firre"). In some European languages, Germanic cognates of the Old Norse name are still in use for pinesin Danish "fyr", in Norwegian "fura/fure/furu", Swedish "fura/furu", Dutch "vuren", and German "Fohre"but in modern English, "fir" is now restricted to fir ("Abies") and Douglas fir ("Pseudotsuga").

Pines are gymnosperms. The genus is divided into three subgenera, which can be distinguished by cone, seed, and leaf characters:

Most regions of the Northern Hemisphere (see List of pines by region) host some native species of pines. One species (Sumatran pine) crosses the equator in Sumatra to 2S. In North America, various species occur in regions at latitudes from as far north as 66N to as far south as 12N.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. what is the article about?
2. and do we have pines in North America?
3. what regions have native pines?
4. what family does it belong to?
5. where does the name come from?
6. what is it called in Latin?
7. was it called anything else in English?
8. when?
9. what do the Germans call it?
10. who compiled the list?
11. how many are accepted?
12. what are they called in Dutch?
13. is Fir still used in English now for pines?
14. what is Fir used for?
15. what is it called in Swedish?
16. where does it cross the equator?
17. what is it called there?
18. how many subgenera is it divided into?
19. how can you know the difference?
1. pine trees
2. yes
3. Most regions of the Northern Hemisphere
4. Pinaceae
5. some have traced to the Indo-European base *pit- 'resin' (source of English pituitary).
6. Pinaceae
7. firs
8. Before the 19th century
9. "Fohre"
10. The Plant List compiled by the Royal botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri otanical Garden
11. 126 species
12. "vuren"
13. no
14. fir is now restricted to fir ("Abies") and Douglas fir ("Pseudotsuga")
15. "fura/furu"
16. in Sumatra to 2S.
17. Sumatran pine is what the english term is for there plant
18. three
19. they can be distinguished by cone, seed, and leaf characters: