Picea likiangensis var. montigena

Pinaceae Picea likiangensis var. montigena (Mast.) W.C.Cheng

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
likiangensis refers to the Chinese City of Lijian in Yunnan, where it was first described.
montigena refers to ‘mountain-born’; indicating its habitat.

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 4 subordinate taxa for Picea likiangensis:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC

Habitat
The natural habitats for Picea likiangensis var. montigena are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Picea likiangensis var. montigena that are known of.

Species Continuity
The population trend for Picea likiangensis var. montigena is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Picea likiangensis var. montigena and they are listed as follows:

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

IUCN Category – DD
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea likiangensis var. montigena 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 Picea likiangensis is Subsect. Sitchenses. The coordinate taxa for Picea likiangensis are therefore:

Picea likiangensis var. montigena is further placed under Pinoideae. Picea likiangensis var. montigena is also placed under Pinaceae.