Picea smithiana description

Tree in habitat (left, Pinus wallichiana on right), in Pakistan [Vladimir Dinets, Oct-2004].

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Line drawing; for full size image go to the Flora of China (Wu and Raven 1999).

Foliage on a tree in the Seattle Arboretum [C.J. Earle].

Bark on a tree in the Seattle Arboretum [C.J. Earle].

Range of P. smithiana and several other widespread Asian spruces (redrawn from Vidakovic 1991).

Picea smithiana (Wall.) Boiss. 1884

Common Names

Rai (Silba 1986), chang ye yun shan 长叶云杉 [Chinese].

Taxonomic notes

Syn: P. morinda (Silba 1986).

Description

See Wu and Raven (1999).

Range

Afghanistan to Nepal (Silba 1986). See also Wu and Raven (1999).

Big Tree

Vladimir Dinets (E-mail, 14-Nov-2004) reports trees in Pakistan up to 50 m tall.

Oldest

Dendrochronology

Ethnobotany

Observations

Vladimir Dinets (E-mail, 14-Nov-2004) reports that Kalam, in Pakistan's Swat Valley, has a large forest of Cedrus deodara with some Picea smithiana and Pinus wallichiana. He also found it growing along the trail to Nanga Parbat Base Camp. "The trailhead is accessible from Gilgit by a hired jeep, or from Raikot Bridge on the Karakoram Highway by hitchhiking (early morning only). Near the trailhead are some Pinus gerardiana, Juniperus semiglobosa and Cupressus torulosa, higher up - Pinus wallichiana and Picea smithiana (slim, but up to 50 m tall)." See Dinets (2004) for further detail.

Remarks

Citations

Dinets, Vladimir. 2004. Ramadan in Pakistan. http://dinets.travel.ru/eibex.htm (28-Nov-2004).