Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani
| Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani | |
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| Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani on Uludağ | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnosperms |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Abies |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. n. subsp. equi-trojani |
| Trinomial name | |
| Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani (Asch. & Sint. ex Boiss.) Coode & Cullen[1] | |
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Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani, synonym Abies bornmuelleriana,[1] the Turkish fir is a rare evergreen coniferous tree native to northwest Turkey. Another common name is Uludağ fir. It is a subspecies of the Caucasian fir Abies nordmanniana.[1][2][3] It has also variously been considered to be a distinct species Abies equi-trojani,[4] a variety of Greek fir (Abies cephalonica, as A. c. var. graeca),[5] or natural hybrid between Caucasian fir and Greek fir.[6]
Turkish fir is typically a narrow and conical tree, with a mature height of 20 to 30 m (66 to 98 ft), with a trunk up to 1.8 to 4 m (5.9 to 13.1 ft) wide. It has dense, upswept needles 1.5 to 3 cm (0.59 to 1.18 in) long; they are dark green above, and silvery below with two stomatal bands. The seed cones are purplish-brown and 10 to 15 cm (3.9 to 5.9 in) long.[4][2]
Its native range is in northwestern Turkey, including the western Pontic Mountains south of the Black Sea, and Uludağ and other mountains southeast of the Sea of Marmara, growing at 1,300–1,800 m altitude.[2][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani (Asch. & Sint. ex Boiss.) Coode & Cullen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- 1 2 3 "Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani / Turkish fir". American Conifer Society. Accessed 22 September 2020.
- ↑ Kaya, Zeki, A. Skaggs, David Brian Neale (2008). "Genetic Differentiation of Abies equi-trojani (Asch. & Sint. ex Boiss) Mattf. Populations from Kazdağı, Turkey and the Genetic Relationship between Turkish Firs belonging to the Abies nordmanniana Spach Complex". Turkish Journal of Botany 32 (2008) 1-10
- 1 2 Rushforth, Keith D. (1987). Conifers. London: Helm. p. 74. ISBN 0-7470-2801-X.
- 1 2 Liu, Tang-Shui (1971). A Monograph of the Genus Abies. Taipei: National Taiwan University. pp. 222–225.
- ↑ Aytug, B. (1958). "Some morphological discoveries in Abies nordmanniana var. equi-trojani". İstanbul Universitesi Orman Fakültesi, Dergisi. Ser. A, 8 (2): 211–216.
External links
- Abies bornmuelleriana. Distribution map, genetic conservation units and related resources. European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN)