Abies sachalinensis var. gracilis

Pinaceae Abies sachalinensis var. gracilis (Kom.) Farjon

Etymology
Abies refers to ‘to rise’; indicating large trees.
sachalinensis refers to the Russian Island of Sakhalin.
gracilis refers to ‘slender’.

Colloquial Name
Kamchatka fir

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Abies sachalinensis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 31, KAM

Habitat
The natural habitats for Abies sachalinensis var. gracilis are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Abies sachalinensis var. gracilis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Abies sachalinensis var. gracilis 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. gracilis is unknown. Currently, there exist about 30000 mature specimen. There are no known threats for Abies sachalinensis var. gracilis.

IUCN Category – DD
According to the IUCN Red List, Abies sachalinensis var. gracilis has been assigned the status of DD(Data Defficient). This means that according to the Red List criteria, not enough data has been obtained about its abundance and/or distribution.

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

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

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