Abies sachalinensis var. sachalinensis

Pinaceae Abies sachalinensis var. sachalinensis (F. Schmidt) Mast.

Etymology
Abies refers to ‘to rise’; indicating large trees.
sibirica refers to Siberia.

Colloquial Name
Sakhalin fir

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Abies sachalinensis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 31, KUR, SAK, 38, JAP, JAP-HK

Habitat
The natural habitats for Abies sachalinensis var. sachalinensis are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 1700 metres. Other conifers associated with Abies sachalinensis var. sachalinensis are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Abies sachalinensis var. sachalinensis is hardy to USDA Zone 5 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -28.9C (-20F) to -23.3C (-10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Abies sachalinensis var. sachalinensis is stable. There are ongoing threats for Abies sachalinensis var. sachalinensis and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Abies sachalinensis var. sachalinensis has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Abies sachalinensis is Subsect. Medianae. The coordinate taxa for Abies sachalinensis are therefore:

Abies sachalinensis var. sachalinensis is further placed under Abietoideae. Abies sachalinensis var. sachalinensis is also placed under Pinaceae.

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