Abies kawakamii
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Abies kawakamii is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae
family.
It is found only in Taiwan
.
Pinaceae
Pinaceae are 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 known as Coniferales. Pinaceae are supported as monophyletic by its protein-type sieve...
family.
It is found only in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
Source
- Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Abies kawakamii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.