Abies ziyuanensis is a species of fir, a conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is only known from four locations in Guangxi and Hunan provinces in China.[1] A. ziyuanensis is related to Abies beshanzuensis, another threatened fir endemic to China.

Abies ziyuanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Species:
A. ziyuanensis
Binomial name
Abies ziyuanensis
L.K. Fu & S.L. Mo

While the population was in the thousands as recently as the 1970s, there are now thought to be less than 600 trees in existence.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Farjon, A.; Li, J.-y.; Li, N.; Li, Y.; Carter, G.; Katsuki, T.; Liao, W.; Luscombe, D.; Qin, H.-n.; Rao, L.-b.; Rushforth, K.; Yang, Y.; Yu, S.; Xiang, Q.; Zhang, D (2011). "Abies ziyuanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T32320A9696874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T32320A9696874.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Ziyuan fir discovery brings new hope for one of China's most threatened trees". 20 November 2014.