Male and female cones (van Gelderen et al. 1986).
Common Names
Korean fir (Silba 1986).Taxonomic notes
Description
"A shrub or broadly pyramidal tree 9-18 m. tall, 1-2 m. in girth. Bark smooth, with resin blisters, then furrowed and plate-like, purplish then pale gray, inner-bark reddish-brown. Branchlets grooved, slightly pubescent, shiny gray or yellowish-red becoming purplish. Buds ovoid, free from the leaves, chestnut-brown to red with whitish resin, 8-1.2 mm. in diameter. Leaves crowded, spreading upwards and outwards, nearly spirally arranged, straight, linear, keeled below, shiny green above, bluish-white below; stomata usually absent above, with 10 stomatal lines below; 1-2.5 cm. long by 2-3 mm. wide, apex notched. Male strobili globular-ovoid, reddish-yellow or green tinted violet-brown 1 cm. long by 0.7 cm. wide. Female cone broadly rounded, blunt-topped, 5-7 cm. long by 2.5-4 cm. wide, blue-gray then dark violet with white resin spots; scales reniform; bracts slightly exserted and reflexed, reddish-brown. Seed ovoid, nut violet-purple, 7mm. long; wing reddish-brown" (Silba 1986).Range
Korea: Chirisan, to 1000 m elevation (Silba 1986).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
See Also
Farjon (1990) provides a detailed account, with illustrations.
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
Last modified on 2006.03.30