Pinus thunbergii

Pinaceae Pinus thunbergii Parl.

Etymology
Pinus refers to the Latin name for pines.
thunbergii refers to botanist C. P. Thunberg.

Colloquial Name
Japanese black pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 38, JAP, JAP-HK, JAP-HN, JAP-KY, JAP-SH, KOR, KOR-SK

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Pinus thunbergii is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Pinus thunbergii 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 thunbergii is Subsect. Pinus. The coordinate taxa for Pinus thunbergii are therefore:

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

Cultivars
‘Akame’, ‘Albovariegata’ , ‘Aocha-matsu’ , ‘Arakawa-sho’, ‘Aurea’, ‘Awaji’ , ‘Banshosho’ , ‘Beni-janome’, ‘Beni-kujaku’, ‘Chase’s Yellow’ , ‘Compacta’ , ‘Corticosa’ , ‘Dainagon’ , ‘Eechee’ , ‘Elmwood’ , ‘Emery’s Dwarf’ , ‘Frosty Patches’ , ‘Fuji’ , ‘Gan-seki-matsu’ , ‘Gan-seki-sho’ , ‘Girard Dwarf’ , ‘Glauca Compacta’ , ‘Green Elf’ , ‘Gyokkho’ , ‘Hayabusa’, ‘Henry’s Dwarf’ , ‘Herb Kelly Dwarf’ , ‘Hitobano-matzu’ , ‘Ichiyo’ , ‘Iihara’, ‘Ippon-matzu’, ‘Iseli Golden’ , ‘Iwai’ , ‘Janome’ , ‘Katasoge-matzu’, ‘Katsuga’ , ‘Kikko-sho’, ‘Kokuho’ , ‘Kotobuki’ , ‘Koyosho’ , ‘Kujaku’ , ‘Kuro-fuiri-matzu’ , ‘Kyokko’ , ‘Kyushu’ , ‘Luteolineata’, ‘Maijima’ , MAJESTIC BEAUTY® , ‘Miajima’, ‘Mini Mounds’, ‘Monina’ , ‘Mount Hood Prostrate’ , ‘Nagata’ , ‘Nana’ , ‘Nee’ , ‘Nishiki-tsukasa’, ‘Oculus Draconis’ , ‘Oculus Draconis Tortuosa’, ‘Ogi’ , ‘Ogon’, ‘Okinakabu’ , ‘Porky’ , ‘Pygmaea’ , ‘Rezek’, ‘Sayonara’ , ‘Senryu’ , ‘Shidare’, ‘Shimo-fuiri-matsu’, ‘Shinsho’ , ‘Shioguro’ , ‘Shiraga-matsu’ , ‘Shirofume’ , ‘Shirome Janome’ , ‘Suiken’, ‘Sunsho’, ‘Taihei’ , ‘Thunderhead’ , ‘Toiatu’, ‘Torafu’ , ‘Tsukasa’ , ‘Variegata’, ‘Watnong’, ‘White Band’ , ‘Yachio’, ‘Yamato’, ‘Yatsubusa’ , ‘Ye-i-kan’ , ‘Yoshimura’ , ‘Yumaki’