Buddhist Pine, also known as Yew Plum Pine, is a conifer native to southern Japan and southern China, where it grows as an understory or forest edge tree in warm temperate and subtropical forests. It is a slow growing evergreen with long, narrow, dark green leaves quite unlike the needles of true pines, and it produces small, fleshy, purplish seed coverings that are edible and attract birds. The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental hedge, screen and bonsai subject in warm climates around the world, valued for its dense foliage and tolerance of pruning. In parts of East Asia it holds cultural and religious significance and is traditionally planted near temples, which contributes to its common English name.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 3 Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific NamePodocarpus macrophyllus 4 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Plantae, Taxa Source Podocarpus macrophyllus (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Podocarpus macrophyllus (Wikipedia)
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Podocarpus macrophyllus, the yew plum pine, Buddhist pine, fern pine or Japanese yew, is a conifer in the family Podocarpaceae.
2. GBIF Species API
3. Plants For A Future: Podocarpus macrophyllus
Plants For A FutureMedicinal UsesQuote, Medicinal Uses
The stem bark is used in the treatment of worms (especially ringworm) and blood disorders.
4. Podocarpus macrophyllus (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q165063 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 5. NatureServe Explorer: Podocarpus macrophyllus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
7. Buddhist Pine (Wikipedia)
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Podocarpus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13286Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13286
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Podocarpaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
Plant (Wikipedia)
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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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