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-goyōmatsu, amami-goyō, and yakutane-goyō.[2]
^ abKatsuki, 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.
^ abEarle, Christopher J., ed. (2018). "Pinus amamiana". The Gymnosperm Database.
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