Pinus luchuensis

Pinus luchuensis

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

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]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c d 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.
^ a b c d e 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.
^ "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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[IUCN-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.

[grin-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.

[tpl-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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