 "This Chinese species cannot be confused with any other Abies species because of the unique bark" (2). |
Abies squamata Masters 1906
Common NamesFlaky fir (4).Taxonomic notesNo synonyms (5). The sole species in Section Squamatae E. Murray.Description"A tree up to 40 m high. Bark reddish-brown, exfoliating in thin papery layer like that of a birch, even on trees only 6 year of age. Shoots with dense brown hairs. Buds globose, red-brown, very resinous. Needles densely arranged, erect, not pectinate, linear, 1.5-2.5 cm long, rounded or acute apex, bluish green, with 2 white stomata bands on lower surface. Cones oblong-ovate, 5-6 cm long, violet when young; the tips of bract scales protruding past the seed scales, which are 1.5 cm wide" (4).RangeChina: W Sichuan alpine zone at 3500-4000m (1, 4); also S Qinghai; E Tibet (5).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Silba 1986.(2) van Gelderen et al. 1986. (3) Cheng & Fu 1987. (4) Vidakovic 1991. (5) Farjon 1998. |
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