Yakushima White Pine
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| Pinus amamiana Koidz. |
The Yakushima White Pine (Pinus amamiana) 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 Yakutune-goyo.
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- Conifer Specialist Group (2000). Pinus amamiana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN C1 v2.3)
