Amami pine; Yakushima white pine
A rare pine species (Pinus amamiana) native to Yakushima and Tanegashima. Used in botanical and conservation contexts.
The Yakushima white pine is an endemic species that grows only on Yakushima and Tanegashima.
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is almost always written in katakana.
Named after the islands Yakushima (屋久) and Tanegashima (種子), combined with 五葉 (goyō, 'five-needle pine').