Pinus amamiana

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Pinus amamiana
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

Pinus amamiana (Amami pine,

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Earle, Christopher J., ed. (2018). "Pinus amamiana". The Gymnosperm Database.