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 Abies forrestii C. Coltman Rogers 1919

Common Names

Forrest fir; Chuandian lengshan [Chinese] (Farjon 1990).

Taxonomic notes

Syn: A. forrestii Craib 1919; A. delavayi var. forrestii (C. Coltm. Rogers) Jackson; A. delavayi var. smithii (Viguié et Gaussen) Liu p.p. (Farjon 1990). Besides the type, there are two varieties:

Abies forrestii var. georgei (Orr) Farjon 1990 (syn: A. georgei Orr 1933; A. delavayi var. georgei (Orr) Melville) (Farjon 1990).

Abies forrestii var. smithii Viguié et Gaussen (syn: A. delavayi var. smithii (Viguié et Gaussen) Liu, p.p.; A. georgei var. smithii (Viguie et Gaussen) Cheng et Fu) (Farjon 1990).

Description

See Wu and Raven 1999 for descriptions.

Range

China and Tibet: NW Yunnan, SW Sichuan and SE Xizang (Tibet) in high mountains at 2400-4300 m. The climate is cold and wet with annual precipitation of 1000-2000 mm, producing grey-brown podzol soils. Typically found in pure stands near tree limit, or mixed with Picea likiangensis, Larix potaninii, Tsuga dumosa and some broad-leaved trees, e.g. Betula albo-sinensis, Acer spp. and Sorbus spp. at lower elevations (Farjon 1990).

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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.conifers.org/pi/ab/forrestii.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
Last modified on 2007.11.15