Picea alcoquiana var. reflexa

Pinaceae Picea alcoquiana var. reflexa (Shiras.) Fitschen

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
alcoquiana refers to the Japanese minister R. Alcock.
reflexa refers to ‘reflexed’; possibly indicating its destinguishable by its reflexed cone scales.

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. reflexa are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Picea alcoquiana var. reflexa that are known of.

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 3 Climate Change & Natural Disasters
  • 3.2 Storms / Flooding & Other Events

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea alcoquiana var. reflexa 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. reflexa is further placed under Pinoideae. Picea alcoquiana var. reflexa is also placed under Pinaceae.