 | Abies pindrow Royle.Common NamesWest Himalayan fir (2).Taxonomic notesSyn: A. webbiana var. pindrow Brandis. Hybridizes spontaneously with A. spectabilis (2). Described varieties include brevifolia Dallimore & Jackson and intermedia Henry (2).Description"A tree attaining a height of 60 m and a diameter of 2.4 m. Branches short. Crown narrow and conical. Bark on young trees smooth and gray, on old trees thick, gray-brown and furrowed. Shoots globose, yellow-gray and glabrous. Buds globose, large, resinous. Needles on the upper side of the shoot radially arranged, on the lower side pectinate, 3-6 cm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, bifid (only acute when young), dark green, glossy, with 2 gray stomata bands on the lower surface. Cones cylindrical, 10-18 cm long, 6-7 cm thick, deep purple when young, later brown (Fig. 46); seed scales about 3 cm wide; bract scales concealed. Seed 1-1.2 cm long; wing twice the length of the seed" (2).RangeHimal: "widely distributed at elevations between 2000 and 3000 m throughout the western Himalaya from Afghanistan to Nepal (Fig. 36), often associated with Picea smithiana and less frequently with Cedrus deodara and Pinus wallichiana" (2).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarks"var. brevifolia Dallim. et Jacks. ( = A. gamblei Hickel) has red-brown shoots; needles 2.5-3.5 cm long, tougher than the type, with acute apex."var. intermedia Henry is an intermediate form between A. spectabilis and A. pindrow, apparently produced by hybridization in places where their ranges overlap. Bark, shoots and buds are similar to that of A. pindrow, but the needles are pectinate, up to 5.5 cm long, lower surface convex" (2). Citations(1) Silba 1986.(2) Vidakovic 1991. |
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