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 Abies fanjingshanensis Huang, Tu & Fang 1984

Common Names

Fanjingshan fir: Fanjingshan lengshan (1).

Taxonomic notes

It is closely related to A. fargesii and is possibly only a subspecies (1).

Description

See (1).

Range

China: NE Guizhou, Jiangkou Xian, Fanjing Shan (Wuling Shan). This location is at least 500 km to the south of the nearest occurrence of Abies fargesii in the northwestern part of Hubei. It is found at 2100-2300 m elevation as a minor component of mixed conifer-hardwood forest with Tsuga chinensis, Acer flabellatum, Rhododendron hypoglaucum, Enkiartos chinensis, Prunus serrulata and other species (1).

Big Tree

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

(1) Farjon 1990.

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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/pi/ab/fanjingshanensis.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.com
Last modified on 18-Jan-1999

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