Pinus amamiana

Pinaceae Pinus amamiana Koidz.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
amamiana refers to the people inhabiting the Ryukyu Islands, who are named Amami.

Colloquial Name
Amami pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 38, JAP, JAP-KY

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus amamiana are subtropical/tropical moist shrublands. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus amamiana that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Pinus amamiana is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Pinus amamiana is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Pinus amamiana and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 4 Invasive Species / Pathogens & Genetic Risks
  • 4.1 Invasive Non-Native Species & Diseases

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus amamiana has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Pinus amamiana is Subsect. Strobi. The coordinate taxa for Pinus amamiana are therefore:

Pinus amamiana is further placed under Pinoideae. Pinus amamiana is also placed under Pinaceae.