Taxon:  Abies amabilis J. Forbes



Summary
Genus:
Abies
Section:
Amabilis
Family:
Pinaceae
Nomen number:
633
Place of publication:
Pinet. woburn. 125, t. 44.  1839
Comment:
although Forbes cited "P. amabilis Douglas's MS" as an apparent synonym, Douglas did not validly publish Pinus amabilis and may not be cited as an author (Shenzhen ICN Art. 46.4)
Verified:
08/01/2022 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Invalid Designation(s)
Picea amabilis Douglas ex Loudon
Pinus amabilis Douglas
Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  6. Fowells, H. A. 1965. Silvics of forest trees of the United States.
  7. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: lists as Abies amabilis (Douglas) J. Forbes
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
  10. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: lists as Abies amabilis (Douglas ex Loudon) Douglas ex J. Forbes
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  12. Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
  13. Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
  14. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
Distribution
Native
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: United States [Alaska (s.e.)]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia (w.)]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon (w.), Washington (w.)]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (Siskiyou Co.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=633. Accessed 29 March 2025.