Pinus argyi Lemee & H. Léveillé; P. argyi var. longevaginans H. Léveillé; P. canaliculata Miquel; P. cavaleriei Lemee & H. Léveillé; P. crassicorticea Y. C. Zhong & K. X. Huang; P. nepalensis J. Forbes (1839), not Chambray (1845); P. sinensis D. Don (1828), not Mayr (1894) nor (Beissner) Voss (1913).

Bark gray-brown toward base of trunk, irregularly scaly and flaking. Branches of 1st order spreading horizontally or ascending. Needles slender, 12-20 cm, pliant. Seed cones ovoid or conical-ovoid, 4-7 × 2.5-4 cm.

* Plains, hills, mountains; near sea level to 2000 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, W Henan, Hubei, Hunan, S Jiangsu, Jiangxi, SE Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, E Yunnan, Zhejiang