Abies fanjingshanensis W.L.Huang, Y.L.Tu & S.Z.Fang

Fanjingshan fir (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Abies

Characteristics

Trees to 20 m tall; trunk to 65 cm d.b.h.; bark dark gray; branchlets initially red-brown, darker in 2nd or 3rd year; winter buds ovoid. Leaves radially spreading or ascending on upper side of branchlets, pectinately arranged in 2 lateral sets on lower side, linear, unequal, 1-4.3 cm × 2-3 mm, stomatal lines in 2 bands abaxially, resin canals 2, marginal on vegetative branchlets, median on cone-bearing branchlets, apex obtuse. Seed cones shortly pedunculate, purple-brown, ripening dark brown, cylindric, 5-6 × ca. 4 cm. Seed scales at middle of cones reniform, ca. 1.5 × 1.8-2.2 cm, exposed part densely pubescent. Bracts spatulate, ca. 4/5 as long as seed scales, distal margin rounded or emarginate, apex with an acute, small cusp. Seeds slightly appressed, narrowly ovoid, ca. 8 mm; wing broadly cuneate, ca. 7 mm.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 23
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Distribution

Abies fanjingshanensis world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Abies fanjingshanensis threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:903410-1
WFO ID wfo-0000511141
COL ID 8KCD
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Synonyms

Abies fanjingshanensis Abies fargesii var. fanjingshanensis