Abies sachalinensis var. mayriana

Pinaceae Abies sachalinensis var. mayriana Miyabe & Kudô

Etymology
Abies refers to ‘to rise’; indicating large trees.
sachalinensis refers to the Russian Island of Sakhalin.
mayriana refers to the German botanist Heinrich Mayr.

Colloquial Name
Mayr’s fir

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Abies sachalinensis:

Distribution

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

Habitat
The natural habitats for Abies sachalinensis var. mayriana are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 1200 metres. Other conifers associated with Abies sachalinensis var. mayriana are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Abies sachalinensis var. mayriana 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. mayriana is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Abies sachalinensis var. mayriana 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. mayriana 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. mayriana is further placed under Abietoideae. Abies sachalinensis var. mayriana is also placed under Pinaceae.

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