Pinus densiflora

Pinaceae Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
densiflora refers to ‘densely flowered’; possibly indicating the densely distributed pollen cones.

Colloquial Name
Japanese red pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 31, PRM, 36, CHM, CHM-HJ, CHM-JL, CHM-LN, CHN, CHN-SD, CHS, CHS-AH, CHS-HE, CHS-JS, 38, JAP, JAP-HN, JAP-KY, JAP-SH, KOR, KOR-NK, KOR-SK

Habitat
The natural habitats for Pinus densiflora are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Pinus densiflora that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Pinus densiflora is hardy to USDA Zone 5 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -28.9C (-20F) to -23.3C (-10F).

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

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus densiflora has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

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

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

Cultivars
‘Aka-bandaisho’, ‘Aka-hitoha-no-matsu’, ‘Aka-senmo-matsu’, ‘Akebono’, ‘Alboterminata’, ‘Alice Verkade’, ‘Anguina’, ‘Argentea’, ‘Argenteovariegata’, ‘Asamensis’, ‘Aspera’, ‘Aurea’, ‘Aurea Pendula’, ‘Aureovariegata’, ‘Aureovariegata Pendula’, ‘Aurescens’, ‘Barbata’, ‘Bedgebury WB’, ‘Bergman’, BREPO® , ‘Burke’s Red Variegated’, ‘Cesarini’s Pendula’, ‘Cesarini’s Weeper’, ‘Cesarini’s Variegated’, ‘Chuya-matsu’, ‘Chuya’, ‘Cristata’, ‘Densa’, ‘Edsal Wood’, ‘Enko-sho’, ‘Ganseki’, ‘Glitzer’s Weeping’, ‘Globosa’, ‘Goblin’s Nest’, ‘Golden Ghost’, ‘Griffen’s Prostrata’, ‘Griffith Prostrate’, ‘Hai-iro-matsu’, ‘Heavy Bud’, ‘Hebe-matsu’, ‘Hospitalis’, ‘Jane Kluis’, ‘Jano-me’, ‘Jim Cross’, ‘Kakuyo-sho’, ‘Koyo-matsu’, ‘Kokin-sho’, ‘Laver’s Broom’, ‘Little Christopher’, ‘Longiramea’, ‘Low Glow’, ‘Matsudo Band’, ‘Meylan Compact’, ‘Monophylla’, ‘Nishiki-aka-matsu’, ‘Oculus Draconis’, ‘Oculus Draconis Pendula’, ‘Oculus Draconis WB’, ‘Ogon-aka-matsu’, ‘Ogon-shibore’, ‘Ori-tsuru’, ‘Orizuru Ichiyo’, ‘Pendula’, ‘Pierrick Bregéon’, ‘Pumila’, ‘Pygmy’, ‘Radiant’, ‘Rainbow’, ‘Rata’, ‘Recurva’, ‘Red O.D. Burke’, ‘Robinson’s Bonsai’, ‘Rubroaurea’, ‘Shidare-aka-matsu’, ‘Shidare-janome-matsu’, ‘Shiraga-matsu’, ‘Stupka Selection’, ‘Sunburst’, ‘Tanyosho’, ‘Tanyosho Compacta’, ‘Tengu-su’, ‘Tortuosa’, ‘Tsukiyama’, ‘Tyuxa’, ‘Umbraculifera’, ‘Umbraculifera Nana’, ‘Utsukushi-aka-matsu’, ‘Variegata’, ‘Vibrant’, ‘Vittata’, ‘White Band’