Common Names
Min fir; Min-kiang Lien-sha (1).Taxonomic notes
Two varieties; the type and Abies recurvata var. ernestii (Rehder) C.T. Kuan (syn: A. ernestii Rehder; A. beissneriana Rehder et Wilson; A. chensiensis var. ernestii (Rehder) Liu) (1).Description
See (1) for descriptions of type and variety.Range
China and Tibet: S of Songpan along the Min River in Sichuan (typical variety); the var. ernestii found through SW Gansu, W Sichuan, SE Xizang (Tibet) and possibly NW Yunnan at 2300-3600+m elevation. Climate is cold, with 700-1000 mm annual precipitation. Soils are grey-brown mountain podzols. Vegetation is mixed conifer with A. squamata, Picea likiangensis var. rubescens, P. asperata, Larix potaninii, Picea purpurea, Abies fargesii var. faxoniana and other species. A. fabri is commonly found with var. ernestii. At lower elevations, Tsuga chinensis, Picea brachytyla var. complanata and Pinus armandii are codominants (1).Big Tree
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Citations
(1) Farjon 1990.[Abies] [Pinaceae] [home]
This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 18-Jan-1999