 | Larix gmelinii var. principis-rupprechtii (Mayr) PilgerCommon NamesTaxonomic notesSyn: L. principis-rupprechtii Mayr; L. dahurica var. principis-rupprechtii (Mayr) Rehder & Wilson in Sargent, p.p.; L. wulingshanensis Liou & Wang (1).Description"This variety differs from the others mainly by its large female cones (length × width 2-4 × 2-2.5 cm), which have numerous seed scales (25-45) and resemble those of L. decidua. The first year's shoots are yellowish- or orange-brown and usually glabrous, but sometimes slightly brown pubescent" (1).RangeKorea and Russia (Amur Basin) (2, 3) and China: "Wutai Shan, in N Shanxi (type loc.) and north to Weichang in Hebei, at elevations between 1400-2800 m, usually on rocky slopes. The precipitation increases with altitude and ranges from 600-900 mm annually, the soil and climatic conditions are generally more moderate than with the former variety. It is accompanied by Abies nephrolepis, Picea asperata and P. neoveitchii below 2400 m, on Wutai Shan it forms pure forests above this elevation" (1).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Farjon 1990.(2) Vladimir Dinets, e-mail communication, 2-Jan-1998. (3) Zhang Jianwei and Xu Huacheng. 1995. Silvics of Larix principis-rupprechtii Mayr. P.227-230 in Schmidt, W.C. and K.J. McDonald (compilers). Ecology and management of Larix forests: a look ahead; proceedings of an international symposium; Whitefish, Montana, U.S.A., October 5-9, 1992. Ogden, UT: U.S.D.A. Forest Service General Technical Report GTR-INT-319. See also: Liou, T. N. 1958. Illustrated flora of ligneous plants of NE China (cited in (1), full citation not available). |
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