Abies magnifica

Abies magnifica var. magnifica, Lassen Volcanic National Park, northern California

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Abies magnifica 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. Nobilis
Species: Abies magnifica
Varietates: A. m. var. critchfieldii – A. m. var. magnifica – A. m. var. shastensis

Name

Abies magnifica A.Murray bis, Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 3: 318 (1863).

• Typus:Cerro Ocotillo, found on the Ocotillo between Real del Monte and Regla, Hidalgo (Mexico, Northern America). K.T.Hartweg s.n. (Lectotype: W).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Abies amabilis var. magnifica (A.Murray bis) Lavallée, Énum. Arbres: 258 (1877).
  • Abies nobilis var. magnifica (A.Murray bis) Kellogg, Forest Trees Calif.: 29 (1882).
  • Picea magnifica (A.Murray bis) F.Sanders, Gard. Chron., n.s., 2: 702 (1874).
  • Picea nobilis var. magnifica (A.Murray bis) J.Nelson, Pinaceae: 40, 200 (1866).
  • Pinus magnifica (A.Murray bis) W.R.McNab, Proc. Roy. Irish Acad., ser. 2, 2: 700 (1876), nom. illeg.
  • Pinus nobilis var. magnifica (A.Murray bis) Voss, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 16: 94 (1907).
  • Pseudotsuga magnifica (A.Murray bis) W.R.McNab, Proc. Roy. Irish Acad., ser. 2, 2: 209 (1877).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon. Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Farjon, A. 2013. Abies magnifica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42290A2970154.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Abies magnifica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Abies magnifica. Published online. Accessed: March 19 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Abies magnifica. Accessed: 19 March 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Abies magnifica. 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 19. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Pracht-Tanne
English: Red Fir
suomi: Komeapihta
français: Sapin rouge

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