Description from
Flora of China
Pinus lanceolata Lambert, Descr. Pinus 1: [52]. 1803; Belis jaculifolia Salisbury; B. lanceolata (Lambert) Hoffmannsegg; Cunninghamia chinensis de Vos; C. lanceolata var. corticosa Z. Y. Que & J. X. Li; C. sinensis R. Brown ex Richard & A. Richard; C. unicanaliculata D. Y. Wang & H. L. Liu; C. unicanaliculata var. pyramidalis D. Y. Wang & H. L. Liu; ?Larix chinensis Miller (1768), not Beissner (1896); Raxopitys cunninghamii J. Nelson.
Abaxial stomatal bands of leaves with (14-)16-28 rows of stomata. Seed cones 2.5-4.5 × 2.5-4 cm.
Forests, rocky hillsides, roadsides; 200-2800 m. Exact native distribution uncertain owing to widespread planting: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [?Cambodia, ?Laos, N Vietnam]