Pinus bungeana

Lacebark pine
Lacebark pine to the east of the Main Hall at Jogyesa (Buddhist Temple) in Seoul, South Korea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Subgenus: P. subg. Strobus
Section: P. sect. Quinquefoliae
Subsection: P. subsect. Gerardianae
Species:
P. bungeana
Binomial name
Pinus bungeana

Pinus bungeana (Chinese: 白皮松; pinyin: báipísōng; Japanese: シロマツ; Korean백송; RRbaeksong), also known by the common names Bunge's pine,[2] lacebark pine and white-barked pine, is a pine tree native to northeastern and central China.[3][4] It is a slow-growing tree that can grow to heights of 15–25 metres (49–82 ft) is frost hardy down to below −26 °C (−15 °F). Its smooth, grey-green bark gradually sheds in round scales to reveal patches of pale yellow, which turn olive-brown, red and purple on exposure to light.

Lacebark pine at Kew Gardens, London, England
  1. ^ Luscombe, D (2013). "Pinus bungeana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T39602A2930000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T39602A2930000.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Pinus bungeana​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ Fu, Liguo; Li, Nan; Elias, Thomas S.; Mill, Robert R. "Pinus bungeana". Flora of China. Vol. 4. Retrieved 16 August 2018 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. ^ Earle, Christopher J., ed. (2018). "Pinus bungeana". The Gymnosperm Database.