Luchu Pine

Pinus luchuensis in KMNP Pinus thunbergii in KMNP Pinus elliottii in KMNP No. 460, Sec. 2, Boyu Rd., Jinning Township, Kinmen, Taiwan 892, R.O.C. TEL?(082)313100 Fax?(082)313134 Email?kmnp@mail.kmnp.gov.tw Best viewed at 1024*768 resolution. Kinmen National Park ©2009 All Rights Reserved. More

"The common name for Pinus luchuensis is the Luchu pine. More

Pinus luchuensis is the Japanese representative of a group of three closely related taxa: Pinus luchuensis of Japan, Pinus taiwanensis of Taiwan, and Pinus hwangshanensis of mainland China. Various authors have treated P. taiwanensis and P. hwangshanensis as synonymous with, or as varieties or subspecies of, P. luchuensis. All three taxa are morphologically similar, but distinct, and they are here treated as separate species, although they could also be called subspecies of P. luchuensis. More