Pinus luchuensis

Pinus luchuensis, commonly called Luchu pine[2] or Okinawa pine,[2] is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae 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]

Pinus luchuensis
A lone P. luchuensis, growing on Chichi-jima Island

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Pinus
Section: P. sect. Pinus
Subsection: P. subsect. Pinus
Species:
P. luchuensis
Binomial name
Pinus luchuensis
Mayr [2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Pinus luchuensis subsp. hwangshanensis (W.Y.Hsia) D.Z.Li
  • P. l. var. hwangshanensis (W.Y.Hsia) C.L.Wu
  • P. l. var. shenkanensis Silba
  • P. l. subsp. taiwanensis (Hayata) D.Z.Li

References
  1. Farjon, A. (2013). "Pinus luchuensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T33989A2839596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T33989A2839596.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. Pinus luchuensis was originally described and published in Botanisches Centralblatt 58: 149. 1894. "Pinus luchuensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  3. "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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