Black Pine
Pinus thunbergii Parl.
Pinus thunbergii, known as Black Pine, is a species native to Japan and South Korea, also found in parts of the United States and other global regions. It belongs to the Pinaceae family and is characterized by its needle-like leaves and conical seed cones. The species was published in 1868 by Parl.
Description
Pinus thunbergii is a tree or shrub with flowers appearing in early spring, and leaves that are alternate with bracts or bractlets. It is a monoecious species with male and female flowers on the same plant. Male flowers have 2 to many stamens, while female flowers consist of 2-4 carpels and as many stigmas. The fruit is a 2-4 lobed cone with small, wingless seeds dispersed by wind. It is distinguished from other species in the Salicaceae family by having 1-2 bud scales, erect spikes with entire bracts, and flowers with 1-2 glands and 1-8 stamens.
Other common names
Black PineJapanese Black PineJapanese Black-PineThunberg Pine
Distribution
BR · Global · KR · conterminous 48 United States · Japan · Korea · Maryland · New York
Synonyms
Pinus massonianaPinus sylvestrisPinus thunbergianaPinus thunbergii var. pendulaPinus thunbergii var. oculus-draconisPinus thunbergii f. oculus-draconis