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.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or Extinct Scientific NameSciadopitys verticillata 3 Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Umbrella Pine
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Sciadopitys verticillata (Wikipedia)
History
The plant was successfully introduced to the UK by John Gould Veitch in September 1860.
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Sciadopitys verticillata, the kÅyamaki or Japanese umbrella-pine, is a unique conifer endemic to Japan.
View the Source2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
3. 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 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
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5. Umbrella Pine (Wikipedia)
Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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