Picea maximowiczii

Pinaceae Picea maximowiczii Regel ex Mast.

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
maximowiczii refers to the Russian explorer C. J. Maximowicz.

Colloquial Name
Maximowicz’s spruce

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Picea maximowiczii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 38, JAP, JAP-HN

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Picea maximowiczii is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Picea maximowiczii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Picea maximowiczii 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 maximowiczii 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 maximowiczii is Series Picea. The coordinate taxa for Picea maximowiczii are therefore:

Picea maximowiczii is further placed under Pinoideae. Picea maximowiczii is also placed under Pinaceae.