Abies veitchii Lindl.

Veitch fir (en), Sapin de Veitch (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Abies

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.1
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Montane to subalpine forests, where it often forms pure stands, growing on cool wet mountainsides on soils that are usually of volcanic origin, podzolic and well drained; at elevations from 1,200-2,800 metres.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 2-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses dye environmental use material medicinal social use wood
Edible barks seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 13
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Abies veitchii unspecified picture

Conservation status

Abies veitchii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:261656-1
WFO ID wfo-0000511444
COL ID 63Z85
BDTFX ID 80599
INPN ID 610720
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pinus selenolepis Picea veitchii Abies veitchii Pinus veitchii Abies nordmanniana var. eichleri Abies veitchii var. olivacea Pinus nephrolepis var. veitchii Abies veitchii var. nikkoensis Abies veitchii var. reflexa Abies veitchii var. komagatakensis

Lower taxons

Abies veitchii var. sikokiana Abies veitchii var. veitchii