Pinus luchuensis
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| A lone P. luchuensis, growing on Chichi-jima Island | |
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Pinus luchuensis, commonly called Luchu pine[2] or Okinawa pine,[2] is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family endemic to, and locally abundant in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.[1][2] It was once threatened by habitat loss in the wild, where it can be found growing in small stands near windy ocean shores.[1] Having been harvested widely since the Second World War, the remaining stands are no longer commercially viable,[1] except when cultivated for ornamental use.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Template:IUCN2014.3
- ^ a b c d e Pinus luchuensis was originally described and published in Botanisches Centralblatt 58: 149. 1894. GRIN (September 30, 2008). "Pinus luchuensis information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ "Pinus luchuensis Mayr". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
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