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Abies religiosa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES PINACEAE

Scientific Name: Abies religiosa
Species Authority: (Kunth) Schtdl. & Cham.
Common Name/s:
English – Sacred Fir
Spanish – Oyamel
Synonym/s:
Abies colimensis Rushforth
Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. & Cham. variety colimensis (Rushforth & Narave) Silba
Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. & Cham. variety perotensis Silba
Taxonomic Notes: Was in the database as Abies colimensis Rushforth. A. colimensis was simply a cone colour form of A. religiosa (A. Farjon in litt. 2000).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/least concern ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Conifer Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Although confined to the Nevada de Colima, the species is abundant where it is found, numbering tens of thousands of individuals. The population is not obviously threatened and may occur in additional locations. The taxonomy of the species is held in some doubt.
Countries:
Native:
Mexico
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Abies religiosa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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