Pinaceae
Abies

Abies spectabilis (D.Don) Mirb.

First published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 13: 70 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Afghanistan to Central Himalaya. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 1: 1-526. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2008 Grey-Wilson, C.R.; Philips, B. [811] Nepal K000567643 No
Aug 1, 2008 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000567634 No
Aug 1, 2008 Wager, L.R. [185] China K000567636 No
Aug 1, 2008 Drummond, J.R. [22695] India K000567635 No
Aug 1, 2008 Kanjilal, U. [1049] India K000567642 No
Aug 1, 2008 Gamble, J.S. [24372] India K000567641 No
Feb 1, 2006 Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K001081718 Type Yes
Feb 1, 2006 Wallich, N. [6058] India K000553370 Type Yes
May 9, 1988 Webb, W.S. [6058] India K000553405 Paratype Yes
India K:SPC-66612.000 No
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2] India K001081716 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Webb, W.S. [6058] India Pinus spectabilis K001081717 Lectotype Yes

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0