Abies ziyuanensis

Abies ziyuanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pinophyta
Class:Pinopsida
Order:Pinales
Family:Pinaceae
Genus:Abies
Species: A. ziyuanensis
Binomial name
Abies ziyuanensis
L.K. Fu & S.L. Mo

Abies ziyuanensis is a species of fir, a conifer in the Pinaceae family. It is only known from four locations in Guangxi and Hunan provinces in China.[1] A. ziyuanensis is related to Abies beshanzuensis, another threatened fir endemic to China.

While the population was in the thousands as recently as the 1970s, there are now thought to be less than 600 trees in existence.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Farjon, A.; Li, J.-y.; Li, N.; Li, Y.; Carter, G.; Katsuki, T.; Liao, W.; Luscombe, D; Qin, H.-n.; Rao, L.-b.; Rushforth, K.; Yang, Y.; Yu, S.; Xiang, Q. & Zhang, D. (2011). "Abies ziyuanensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T32320A9696874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T32320A9696874.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. http://globaltrees.org/news-blog/ziyuan-fir-discovery-china/


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