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]
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| A lone P. luchuensis, growing on Chichi-jima Island | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinus luchuensis | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Farjon, A. (2013). "Pinus luchuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T33989A2839596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T33989A2839596.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Pinus luchuensis was originally described and published in Botanisches Centralblatt 58: 149. 1894. "Pinus luchuensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 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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