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Pinus amamiana

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Species of conifer

Pinus amamiana
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
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
Koidz.

Pinus amamiana (Amami pine, Yakushima white pine) 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-goyōmatsu, amami-goyō, and yakutane-goyō.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ Earle, Christopher J., ed. (2018). "Pinus amamiana". The Gymnosperm Database.
Taxon identifiers
Pinus amamiana


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