Picea spinulosa

Pinaceae Picea spinulosa (Griff.) Beissn.

Etymology
Picea refers to the classical names for spruces.
spinulosa refers to ‘thorny’; possibly indicating the sharp nature of its needles.

Colloquial Name
Sikkim spruce, East Himalayan spruce

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHT, 4, 40, EHM, EHM-BH, EHM-DJ, EHM-SI

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

Species Continuity
The population trend for Picea spinulosa is stable. There are no known threats for Picea spinulosa.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Picea spinulosa 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 spinulosa is Subsect. Omorikae. The coordinate taxa for Picea spinulosa are therefore:

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