Plantae > Tracheophyta > Pinopsida > Pinales > Sciadopityaceae > Sciadopitys > Sciadopitys verticillata

Sciadopitys verticillata (Japanese umbrella pine)

Synonyms: Pinus verticillata (homotypic); Podocarpus verticillatus (homotypic); Sciadopitys verticillata var. pendula; Sciadopitys verticillata var. variegata; Taxus verticillata (homotypic)
Language: Chi; Dut; Fre; Ger; Hrv, Srp; Hun; Ita; Jpn (Kanji); Jpn (Katakana); Rus

Wikipedia Abstract

Sciadopitys verticillata, koyamaki, or Japanese umbrella-pine, is a unique conifer endemic to Japan. It is the sole member of the family Sciadopityaceae and genus Sciadopitys, a living fossil with no close relatives, and known in the fossil record for about 230 million years. Its genus name comes from the Greek prefix sciado- meaning "shadow" and pitys, meaning "pine"; the specific epithet means "with whorls". It is a very attractive tree and is popular in gardens, despite its slow growth rate. The plant was first introduced to Europe by John Gould Veitch in September 1860.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Flower Type [2]  Monoecious
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  An oil obtained from the wood is used for varnishes and dyes; Wood - soft, elastic, water-resistant. Used for boats etc;
Height [2]  49 feet (15 m)
Width [2]  20 feet (6 m)
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Predators

Fiorinia pinicola (juniper fiorinia scale)[3]
Lepidosaphes newsteadi (pine oysterhell scale)[3]
Lepidosaphes sciadopitysi (umbrella pine lepidosaphes)[3]
Pinnaspis sciadopityos[3]

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Citations

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0