The Yakushima White Pine (Pinus amamiana) is a native of southern Japan, on the islands of Yakushima and Tanegashima south of Kyushu. It has also been grown horticulturally in Japanese parks. This pine 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.

This tree is known in Japanese as Amami-goyamatsu, Amami-goyo, and Yakutune-goyo.

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• Listed as Endangered (EN C1 v2.3)

Pinaceae

Pinus amamiana | ヤクタネゴヨウ