Podocarpus macrophyllus, the yew plum pine, Buddhist pine, fern pine or Japanese yew, is a conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is the northernmost species of the family, native to southern Japan and southern and eastern China. Kusamaki (クサマキ) and inumaki (犬槇) are Japanese names for this tree. In China, it is known as luóhàn sōng (羅漢松), which literally means "arhat pine".
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Kusamaki being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Podocarpaceae
- Genus
- Podocarpus
- Species
- Podocarpus macrophyllus
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