Picea morrisonicola

Pinaceae Picea morrisonicola Hayata

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
morrisonicola refers to ‘from Mount. Morrison’, where the type specimen was collected; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Taiwan spruce, Mount Morrison spruce

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 38, TAI

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

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

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

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea morrisonicola has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

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

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