Pinaceae

Japanese red pine

Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc.

Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus

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Common names

By language (30)

Arabic: صنوبر كثيف الأزهار
arz: صنوبر كثيف الازهار
Azerbaijani: Sıxçiçəkli şam
Cantonese: 赤松
Chinese: 赤松, 美人松, 长果赤松, 长白赤松, 兴凯赤松, 千头赤松, 日本赤松, 松球
Croatian: Japanski crveni bor
Czech: Borovice hustokvětá
Dutch: Japanse rode den
English: Japanese red pine, Japanese umbrella pine, Korean red pine, Tanyosho pine
Estonian: Kalmumänd
Finnish: Japaninpunamänty
French: Pin rouge du Japon
German: Japanische Rotkiefer, Japanische Rot-Kiefer
Hebrew: אורן אדום
Hungarian: Japán erdeifenyő, Vöröskérgű fenyő
Italian: Pino rosso del Giappone
Japanese: アカマツ, Aka-matsu, Me-matsu, メマツ, 雌松
koi: Ниппонісь гӧрд пожум
Korean: 소나무, 금강송, 적송
mrj: Япони якшар йӓктӹ
Norwegian Bokmål: Japansk rødfuru
Persian: پینس دنسیفلورا
Polish: Sosna gęstokwiatowa
Russian: Сосна густоцветная, Сосна погребальная, Сосна могильная
Serbian (Latin): Japanski crveni bor
Slovenian: Japonski rdeči bor
Spanish: Pino rojo japones, Pino rojo japonés
udm: Япониысь горд пужым
Urdu: جاپانی سرخ صنوبر
Uzbek: Zich gulli qarag'ay

Synonyms

Pinus densiflora f. aurea (Mayr) E.H.Wilson
Pinus densiflora f. brevifolia (Liou & Z.Wang) Kitag.
Pinus densiflora f. globosa (Mayr) Beissn.
Pinus densiflora f. liaotungensis (Liou & Z.Wang) Kitag.
Pinus densiflora f. nigricorticalis Q.L.Wang
Pinus densiflora f. oculus-draconis (Mayr) Beissn.
Pinus densiflora f. pendula (Mayr) Beissn.
Pinus densiflora f. sylvestriformis Taken.
Pinus densiflora f. umbraculifera (Mayr) Beissn.
Pinus densiflora subsp. funebris (Kom.) Silba
Pinus densiflora subsp. zhangwuensis (S.J.Zhang, C.X.Li & X.Y.Yuan) Silba
Pinus densiflora var. aurea Mayr
Pinus densiflora var. aureovariegata-pendula Mayr
Pinus densiflora var. brevifolia Liou & Z.Wang
Pinus densiflora var. densiflora
Pinus densiflora var. funebris (Kom.) Liou & Q.L.Wang ex Silba
Pinus densiflora var. funebris (Kom.) Liou & Q.L.Wang
Pinus densiflora var. globosa Mayr
Pinus densiflora var. liaotungensis Liou & Z.Wang
Pinus densiflora var. oculus-draconis Mayr
Pinus densiflora var. oculus-draconis-pendula Mayr
Pinus densiflora var. pendula Mayr
Pinus densiflora var. sylvestriformis (Taken.) Q.L.Wang
Pinus densiflora var. umbraculifera Mayr
Pinus densiflora var. zhangwuensis S.J.Zhang, C.X.Li & X.Y.Yuan
Pinus funebris Kom.
Pinus japonica Forbes
Pinus scopifera Miq.
Pinus sylvestris subsp. densiflora (Siebold & Zucc.) Vorosch.
Pinus sylvestris var. sylvestriformis (Taken.) W.C.Cheng & C.D.Chu

Photos

Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.