Abies balsamea

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Abies balsamea is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Sectio: A. sect. Balsamea
Species: Abies balsamea
Varietates: A. b. var. balsamea – A. b. var. phanerolepis

Name

Abies balsamea (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 3 (1768).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Pinus balsamea L., Sp. Pl.: 1002 (1753).
Homotypic
- Pinus taxifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 399 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Peuce balsamea (L.) Rich., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 16: 298 (1810).
- Picea balsamea (L.) Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2339 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Western Canada
  - Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
- Eastern Canada
  - Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec.
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Virginia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page.

Additional references

Hunt, R.S. 1993. Abies balsamea. Pp. - in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, XVI, 475 pp. ISBN 0-19-508242-7. efloras FNA Website Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page.
Farjon, A. 2001. World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers. 2. ed., 309 pp. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-025-0 Reference page.
Farjon, A. 2010. A Handbook of the World's Conifers. 2 vols., pp. 1–526 + 527–1111, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, Boston. ISBN 978-90-04-17718-5. Reference page.
Gilman, A.V. 2015. New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1–614. ISBN 978-0-89327-516-7 Reference page.
Werier, D. 2017. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of New York State. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1–542. JSTOR Reference page.

Links

Farjon, A. 2013. Abies balsamea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42272A2968717.en..
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Abies balsamea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Abies balsamea. Published online. Accessed: March 20 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Abies balsamea. Accessed: 20 March 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Abies balsamea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 20. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: شوح بلسمي
беларуская: Піхта бальзамічная
čeština: Jedle balzámová
Deutsch: Balsam-Tanne
English: Balsam Fir
Esperanto: Balzama abio
español: Abeto balsámico
eesti: Palsamnulg
suomi: Palsamipihta
français: Sapin baumier
magyar: Balzsamfenyő, balzsamos jegenyefenyő
перем коми: Бальзам ньыв
lietuvių: Balzaminis kėnis
Nederlands: Balsemzilverspar
norsk: Balsamgran
polski: Jodła balsamiczna
русский: Пихта бальзамическая
slovenščina: Balzamovec
svenska: Balsamgran
Türkçe: Balsam göknarı
удмурт: Бальзам ньылпу