Abies borisii-regis
Abies borisii-regis | |
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Intact and disintegrated Bulgarian fir cones | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Genus: | Abies |
Species: | A. borisii-regis
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Binomial name | |
Abies borisii-regis Mattf.
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Natural range |
Abies borisii-regis (Bulgarian fir) is a species of
Balkan Peninsula in Bulgaria, northern Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania and Serbia. It occurs at altitudes of 800–1,800 m, on mountains with an annual rainfall of over 1,000 mm.[2][3][4][5][6]
It is a large
stomata below. The tip of the leaf is variable, usually pointed, but sometimes slightly notched at the tip, particularly on slow-growing shoots on older trees. The cones are 10–21 cm long and 4 cm broad, with about 150–200 scales, each scale with an exserted bract and two winged seeds; they disintegrate when mature to release the seeds.[2][3][4][5][6]
It is closely related to (and in many respects intermediate between)
Nordmann fir to the east in northern Turkey. Some botanists treat it as a natural hybrid between silver Fir and Greek fir, while others treat it as a variety of silver fir, as Abies alba var. acutifolia. Another synonym is Abies pardei.[2][3][4][5][6]
The scientific name honours
ICBN
Article 60.9 the hyphen is to be retained.
See also
References
- ^ Conifer Specialist Group (1998). "Abies borisii-regis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- ^ ISBN 1-900347-54-7.
- ^ ISBN 0-7470-2801-X.
- ^ ISBN 0-00-220013-9.
- ^ a b c Liu, T.-S. (1971). A Monograph of the Genus Abies. National Taiwan University.
- ^ a b c Gymnosperm Database: Abies borisii-regis Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abies borisii-regis.
- Abies borisii-regis. Distribution map, genetic conservation units and related resources. European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN)