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Foliage from an ornamental tree, Seattle (USA) [C.J. Earle, Mar-1999].

map
Approximate distribution of Picea orientalis.Adapted from a map by
Microsoft Expedia Maps
www.expediamaps.com

Picea orientalis (Linnaeus) Link


Common Names

Oriental spruce, Caucasian spruce; jel kavkasskaja, jel vostochnaya [Russian] (1).

Taxonomic notes

Syn: Pinus orientalis Linnaeus; Picea wittmanniana Carrière, pro syn (1).

Description

Range

In the mountains around the eastern end on the Black Sea: Abkhaz A.S.S.R., Georgian S.S.R. and NE Turkey (1).

Big Tree

In Teberda, Russia (57 m tall, dbh 400 cm) (2).

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

(1) Farjon 1990.
(2) Vladimir Dinets, e-mail communication, 2-Jan-1998.

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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/pi/pic/orientalis.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.com
Last modified on 25-Mar-1999

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