Pinus amamiana
| Pinus amamiana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Pinus |
| Subgenus: | Ducampopinus |
| Section: | Quinquefoliae |
| Subsection: | Strobi |
| Species: | P. amamiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinus amamiana Koidz. | |
Pinus amamiana (Amami pine,[1] Yakushima white pine[2]) is a species of pine. It is a native of southern Japan, on the islands of Yakushima and Tanegashima south of Kyūshū. It has also been grown horticulturally in Japanese parks. This pine can grow to a height of 25 m with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m.
The needles grow in bundles of five and the cones are 5-8 cm in length.
This tree is known in Japanese as amami-goyamatsu, amami-goyo, and yakutane-goyo.[2]
References
- ↑ Katsuki, T. & Farjon, A. 2013. Pinus amamiana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 02 September 2015.
- 1 2 Pinus amamiana. The Gymnosperm Database.
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