Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis

Pinaceae Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis (Maxim. ex Beissn.) Fitschen

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
alcoquiana refers to the Japanese minister R. Alcock.
acicularis refers to ‘acicular’; possibly indicating it’s distinguishable by its longer needles.

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Picea alcoquiana:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 38, JAP, JAP-HN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2200 up to 2200 metres. There are no conifers associated with Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 5
Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis 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 Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Picea alcoquiana is Series Picea. The coordinate taxa for Picea alcoquiana are therefore:

Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis is further placed under Pinoideae. Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis is also placed under Pinaceae.