This introduced tree is commonly known as hybrid slash pine.
Pinus elliottii elliottii × Pinus caribaea hondurensis is described as a "conifer" in the Pinaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Since 1995 the main species planted in state forest has been Pinus elliottii elliottii × Pinus caribaea hondurensis (Max Tweddell, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/233225194, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233205978).
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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