Abies densa

Abies densa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Sectio: A. sect. Pseudopicea
Species: Abies densa

Name

Abies densa Griff., Indian Forester 53: 686 (1927).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Abies densa Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 19 (1854), nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Abies spectabilis var. densa (Griff.) Silba, Phytologia Mem. 7: 10 (1984).
  • Abies spectabilis subsp. densa (Griff.) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 15: 46 (2008).
• Heterotypic
  • Abies fordei Rushforth, Int. Dendrol. Soc. Year Book 2008: 42 (2009).
  • Abies fabri subsp. fordei (Rushforth) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 18: 13 (2011).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China Tibet. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Rushforth, K.D. 2009. The Tibetan Silver Fir. International Dendrology Society Yearbook 2008: 39–46. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Abies densa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Abies densa. Published online. Accessed: Oct 28 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Abies densa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Bhutan Fir, Tibetan Silver Fir

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