Picea farreri
| Picea farreri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Picea |
| Species: | P. farreri |
| Binomial name | |
| Picea farreri C.N. Page & Rushforth | |
Picea farreri is a species of conifer in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is known by the common name Farrer's spruce. [1][2] It is native to China, where it is known only from Yunnan, and to Myanmar.[1]
This tree can reach 35 meters tall.[2] It grows on limestone soils in cool, wet mountainous habitat.[1]
Picea farreri is named after the plant collector Reginald Farrer who travelled extensively in China and what was then Burma.
Notes
- 1 2 3 Zhang, D, Rushforth, K. & Katsuki, T. 2013. Picea farreri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 02 September 2015.
- 1 2 Picea farreri. The Gymnosperm Database.
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