Abies veitchii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	PINACEAE

Scientific Name:

Abies veitchii

Species Authority:

Lindl.

Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:

See Abies veitchii var. sikokiana

See Abies veitchii var. veitchii

Common Name/s:

English

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Veitch’s Fir

Taxonomic Notes:

Abies veitchii Lindl. var. sikokiana (Nakai) Kusaka is sometimes considered as the same taxon.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2011

Assessor/s:

Katsuki, T., Rushforth, K. & Zhang, D

Reviewer/s:

Thomas, P. & Farjon, A.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Despite the Veitch’s Fir (Abies veitchii) being restricted to high elevations, its distribution and regeneration appear to guarantee the survival of this species. It is therefore listed as Least Concern.

History:

1998

–

Lower Risk/least concern (Oldfield et al. 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in Honshu and Shikoku, Japan.
Countries:	Native: Japan (Honshu, Shikoku)
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Population [top]

Population:	It makes pure forest on high mountains with large individuals and wide distribution at the core area in Central Honshu. But, in some low altitude mountains such as Ohdaigahara, the population size is small and decreasing.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The 'typical' variety of this species grows on high mountains at elevations between 1,200 m and 2,800 m asl [reported from as low as 1,050 m (Wilson 1916)]. The soils are usually of volcanic origin, podzolic and well drained. The climate is cool and wet, with annual precipitation between 1,000 mm and 2,500 mm, and with cold, snowy winters; frequent typhoons cause destruction of the forest in most places before it reaches an age of 250 to 300 years (Franklin et al. 1979). This variety is usually mixed with other conifers, e.g. Abies mariesii, Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis, Larix kaempferi, Thuja standishii, Pinus parviflora, at the highest elevations Pinus pumila, and the ubiquitous Tsuga diversifolia. The most common broad-leaved trees are Betula ermanii, Sorbus commixta, Prunus nipponica, and Acer spp. at lower elevations, and Betula corylifolia near the tree limit.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

The 'typical' variety of this species grows on high mountains at elevations between 1,200 m and 2,800 m asl [reported from as low as 1,050 m (Wilson 1916)]. The soils are usually of volcanic origin, podzolic and well drained. The climate is cool and wet, with annual precipitation between 1,000 mm and 2,500 mm, and with cold, snowy winters; frequent typhoons cause destruction of the forest in most places before it reaches an age of 250 to 300 years (Franklin et al. 1979). This variety is usually mixed with other conifers, e.g. Abies mariesii, Picea jezoensis ssp. hondoensis, Larix kaempferi, Thuja standishii, Pinus parviflora, at the highest elevations Pinus pumila, and the ubiquitous Tsuga diversifolia. The most common broad-leaved trees are Betula ermanii, Sorbus commixta, Prunus nipponica, and Acer spp. at lower elevations, and Betula corylifolia near the tree limit.

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No specific threats have been identified.

Major Threat(s):

No specific threats have been identified.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is known from several protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

This species is known from several protected areas.

Citation:	Katsuki, T., Rushforth, K. & Zhang, D 2011. Abies veitchii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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