Pinus amamiana

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pinus amamiana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
(unranked): Gymnosperms
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Strobus
Section: P. sect. Quinquefoliae
Subsection: P. subsect. Strobus
Species:
P. amamiana
Binomial name
Pinus amamiana

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[]

  1. ^ a b Katsuki, T.; Farjon, A. (2013). "Pinus amamiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T34180A2849479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34180A2849479.en. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Earle, Christopher J., ed. (2018). "Pinus amamiana". The Gymnosperm Database.


Stub icon

This conifer-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""