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Abies
Description | Firs (Abies) are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, occurring in mountains over most of the range. Firs are most closely related to the genus Cedrus (cedar). Douglas firs are not true firs, being of the genus Pseudotsuga. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abies, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Abies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Abies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Common Name | fir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Abies Mill. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Fir, Fir Trees, ädelgranar, 젓나무속, Tanne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abies |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Abies balsamea × sibirica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies concolor X Abies grandis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies alba × concolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies alba x Abies nordmanniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies alba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies alvordensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies amabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies arnoldiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies axelrodi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies balsamea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies benstedi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies beshanzuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies bifolia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies borisii-regis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies bracteata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies cephalonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies chensiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies cilicica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies concolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies cuprovallis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies delavayi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies densa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies deweyensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies durangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies equi-trojani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies fabri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies fanjingshanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies fargesii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies firma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies forrestii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies fraseri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies grandis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies guatemalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies hickelii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies hidalgensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies holophylla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies homolepis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies insignis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies kawakamii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies koreana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies lasiocarpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies laticarpus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies longirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies mariesii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies masjoannis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies nebrodensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies nephrolepis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies nevadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies nordmanniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies numidica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies parviseminis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies pindrow species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies pinsapo species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies procera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies recurvata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies religiosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies rigida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies sachalinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies scherrii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies sibirica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies sonomensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies spectabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies squamata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies vasconellosiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies veitchii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies vejarii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies vilmorinii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies yuanbaoshanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Abies ziyuanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1754 | Abies Miller |
1989 | Abies Shoshani et al. p. 434 |
2000 | Abies Mabberley |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!