 | Picea likiangensis (Franch.) PritzelCommon NamesLijiang spruce; Lijiang yunshan [Chinese] (1).Taxonomic notesSyn: Abies likiangensis Franch.; Picea yunnanensis hort. ex Wilson. Four varieties here recognized (all from (1)):
DescriptionRangeChina: W Sichuan, SE Xizang, NW Yunnan (1).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsCan eeasily be found in mountain valleys in the vicinity of Kangding, Sichuan, where are found the type locales for several varieties first collected by E.H. Wilson (1).RemarksVar. hirtella is listed by the WCMC as vulnerable: "This variety is restricted to high-altitude coniferous forests in the mountains of west Sichuan and neighbouring Tibet. The tree provides a useful timber and levels of exploitation of both it and the forest in general have caused serious habitat fragmentation and population declines." Var. montigena is listed as endangered: "A useful timber tree restricted to a small area of high-altitude coniferous forest in south-west Sichuan. Levels of exploitation of both the tree and the forest in general have caused population declines. There are no signs of the pressure easing and no protection measures are enforced" (2).Citations(1) Farjon 1990.(2) World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Trees. |
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