Abies homolepis

Mt.Hinokiboramaru, Tanzawa Mountains, Kanagawa Pref., Japan

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Sectio: A. sect. Momi
Species: Abies homolepis

Name

Abies homolepis Siebold & Zucc., Fl. Jap. 2(2): 17 (1842).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pinus homolepis (Siebold & Zucc.) Antoine, Coniferen: 78 (1843).
  • Picea homolepis (Siebold & Zucc.) Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 290 (1867).
• Heterotypic
  • Abies brachyphylla Maxim., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 10: 488 (1866).
  • Abies tschonoskiana Regel, Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1865: 32 (1866).
  • Abies finhonnoskiana R.Neumann ex Parl. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 431 (1868).
  • Pinus brachyphylla (Maxim.) Parl. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 424 (1868).
  • Pinus finhonnoskiana Parl. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 431 (1868), nom. inval.
  • Pinus tschonoskiana Parl. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 431 (1868), nom. inval.
  • Abies firma var. brachyphylla (Maxim.) Bertrand, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 18: 380 (1871).
  • Picea brachyphylla (Maxim.) Gordon, Pinetum, ed. 2: 201 (1875).
  • Abies harryana W.R.McNab, Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 503 (1876).
  • Pinus harryana (W.R.McNab) W.R.McNab, Proc. Roy. Irish Acad., ser. 2, 2: 689 (1876).
  • Picea firma Mast., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 518 (1881), nom. illeg.
  • Picea pinnosa Mast., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 515 (1881).
  • Picea tschonofskiana (Regel) Mast., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 518 (1881).
  • Abies homolepis var. tomomi Bobbink & Atkins ex Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 1: 53 (1920).
    • Abies brachyphylla var. tomomi (Bobbink & Atkins ex Rehder) Dallim. & A.B.Jacks., Handb. Conif.: 88 (1923).
    • Abies homolepis f. tomomi (Bobbink & Atkins ex Rehder) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 9 (1949).
  • Abies homolepis var. scottae McFarland, Hortic.: 456 (1932).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Japan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Siebold, P.F.v. & Zuccarini, J.G. 1842–1870. Flora Japonica sive, Plantae Quas in Imperio Japonico Collegit, Descripsit, ex Parte in Ipsis Locis Pingendas Curavit. Sectio Prima Continens Plantas Ornatui vel Usui Inservientes. Digessit J. G. Zuccarini. Volumen secundum. 89 + 1 pp., 150 tab., Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]. Gallica Reference page.  !17, !t. 108

Additional references

• Aizawa, M. & Iwaizumi, M.G. 2020. Natural hybridization and introgression of Abies firma and Abies homolepis along the altitudinal gradient and genetic insights into the origin of Abies umbellata. Plant Species Biology 35(2): 147–157. DOI: 10.1111/1442-1984.12269 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Abies homolepis 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. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Nikko-Tanne
English: Nikko Fir
eesti: Nikko nulg
suomi: Nikonpihta
日本語: ウラジロモミ
Nederlands: Nikko zilverspar
polski: Jodła nikko

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