''Picea farreri'' is a species of
conifer in the pine family,
Pinaceae
The Pinaceae, or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly kn ...
. It is known by the common name Farrer's spruce.
[''Picea farreri''.]
The Gymnosperm Database. It is native to
China, where it is known only from
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...
, and to
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
.
This tree can reach 35 meters tall.
[ It grows on limestone soils in cool, wet mountainous habitat.]Reginald Farrer
Reginald John Farrer (17 February 1880 – 17 October 1920), was a traveller and plant collector. He published a number of books, although is best known for ''My Rock Garden''. He travelled to Asia in search of a variety of plants, many of wh ...
who travelled extensively in China and what was then Burma.
References
farreri
Vulnerable plants
Trees of Myanmar
Trees of China
Flora of Yunnan
Vulnerable flora of Asia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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