Abies fargesii explained

Abies fargesii is a species of fir, a coniferous tree in the family Pinaceae. Its common name is Farges' fir, after the French missionary, botanist and plant collector, Paul Guillaume Farges. Abies fargesii can grow very large and be up to tall. It is endemic to central China where it is found in Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, and Sichuan provinces. It grows in mountains and river basins at altitudes between 1500- ASL. The cones of the given fir are 0.8 to 1.5 by 1.3-.

Abies fargesii is a timber tree used in construction and for pulp.^[1]

The Latin specific epithet fargesii refers to the French missionary and amateur botanist Père Paul Guillaume Farges (1844–1912).^{[2] [3]}

Varieties:

• Abies fargesii var. sutchuenensis Franch. (synonym: Abies sutchuenensis (Franch.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abies fargesii. Liguo Fu. Nan Li. Thomas S. Elias. Robert R. Mill. amp. Flora of China. Missouri Botanical GardenSt. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. June 25, 2012.
2. Allen J. Coombes
3. Janet Mohun (senior editor)
4. Web site: Abies fargesii var. sutchuenensis Franch. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 4 February 2021 . en.