Picea farreri
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]
Picea farreri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnosperms |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Picea |
Species: | P. farreri |
Binomial name | |
Picea farreri C.N. Page & Rushforth | |
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.
References
- Zhang, D.; Rushforth, K.; Katsuki, T. (2013). "Picea farreri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T31331A2804895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T31331A2804895.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Picea farreri. The Gymnosperm Database.
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