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The Fastigiate yew pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki) belongs to the family Podocarpaceae. It is a semi-tall evergreen tree that is a variety of "Japanese yew" and is native to China. It is dioecious, with a small size and a height of about 5 m. The leaves are broadly linear, 4-8 cm long, about half the size of a "Japanese yew". The flowers come in May to June, but the shape of the male flowers resembles a "pine". The name comes from the fact that the shape of the fruit resembles an Arhat that cannot become a Buddha. In Chinese, it is called "短葉羅漢松" (duan ye luo han song).
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