| Pinus amamiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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,[1]Yakushima white pine[2]) is a species ofpine. It is a native of southernJapan, on theislands ofYakushima andTanegashima south ofKyūshū. It has also been grown horticulturally in Japanese parks. Thispine 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.
Thistree is known inJapanese asamami-goyōmatsu,amami-goyō, andyakutane-goyō.[2]
