Abies cephalonica Loudon

Greek fir (en), Sapin de Céphalonie (fr), Sapin de Grèce (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Abies

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 36m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 10.0
Mature height (meter) 36.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Often found in pure stands, growing on cool wet mountainsides at elevations from 400-2,000 metres or more.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by graftings or seedlings.
Mode graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Abies cephalonica leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Abies cephalonica leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Abies cephalonica leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Abies cephalonica flower picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Abies cephalonica world distribution map, present in France and Greece

Conservation status

Abies cephalonica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:261486-1
WFO ID wfo-0000511042
COL ID 8KB8
BDTFX ID 17
INPN ID 79325
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Picea apollinis Abies apollinis Abies panachaica Pinus cephalonica Picea cephalonica Pinus apollinis Picea panachaica Abies heterophylla Abies luscombeana Abies peloponnesiaca Abies peloponnesica Abies reginae-amaliae Abies cephalonica subsp. apollinis Abies cephalonica subsp. peloponnesiaca Abies cephalonica var. appolinis Abies cephalonica var. heterophylla Abies alba subsp. cephalonica Pinus abies var. cephalonica Pinus abies var. apollinis Abies picea var. apollinis Pinus picea var. graeca Abies cephalonica var. peloponnesiaca Abies apollinis var. reginae-amaliae Abies cephalonica var. reginae-amaliae Pinus abies var. panachaica Picea cephalonica var. panachaica Picea apollinis var. panachaica Abies cephalonica var. arcadica Abies apollinis var. panachaica Abies cephalonica var. submutica Abies cephalonica var. parnassica Abies acicularis Abies cephalonica f. pseudocilicica Pinus cephalonica var. reginae-amaliae Abies alba var. cephalonica Abies cephalonica