Common Names
Farrer spruce (2).Taxonomic notes
Description
Range
China: Yunnan; N Myanmar (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
The only confirmed occurrence, Fen-Shui-Ling Valley, is at 25° 30' N, 98° 15' E. Given the current political situation in Myanmar, visiting the site is unlikely, but this may change before all of the trees are cut. It can be found in some arboreta (2).Remarks
Listed by the WCMC as endangered: "confined to coniferous montane forest in the Fen-Shui-Ling Valley at the China-Myanmar border. There are unconfirmed reports of other populations, some occurring further north along the Salween-Irawaddy divide. Habitat loss and logging are serious threats but the current situation is not known because it has been impossible to visit the area" (1).Citations
(1) World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Trees.See also Farjon 1990.
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Last modified on 19-Dec-98