Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis

Pinaceae Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis (Mayr) P.A.Schmidt

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
jezoensis refers to Yezo, a different name for Hokkaido; indicating its habitat.
hondoensis refers to the Japanese City of Hondo; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Tohi spruce

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 3 subordinate taxa for Picea jezoensis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 38, JAP, JAP-HN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2400 up to 2400 metres. Other conifers associated with Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 2
Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis is hardy to USDA Zone 2 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -45.6C (-50F) to -40C (-40F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis is stable. There are ongoing threats for Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis 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 Picea jezoensis is Subsect. Sitchenses. The coordinate taxa for Picea jezoensis are therefore:

Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis is further placed under Pinoideae. Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis is also placed under Pinaceae.