Umbrella pine, Sciadopitys verticillata, is a conifer native to Japan and the sole living species in the family Sciadopityaceae, a lineage with no other extant close relatives, sometimes described as a living fossil because of its long, largely unchanged fossil record. Its long, glossy, needle-like structures grow in dense whorls at the tips of branches, resembling the ribs of an umbrella, a distinctive feature that gives the species its common name.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific NameSciadopitys verticillata 2 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Umbrella Pine
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
Sources
1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
2. Wikidata: Umbrella Pine
Wikidata- Wikidata Q161648, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Wikidata Q161648 (P225 taxon name)
- Child Taxon Of: Pinopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. Umbrella Pine (Wikipedia)
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