99 observationsNear Threatened
Cilician fir
Abies cilicica
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Pinopsida ›Order: Pinales ›Family: Pinaceae ›Genus: Abies
About
Abies cilicica, also known as Cilician fir or Taurus fir, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is found in Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. Abies cilicica and Cedrus libani, together with Acer hyrcanum subsp. tauricolum and Sorbus torminalis subsp. orientalis, are the predominant trees in the phytocoenosis Abeti-Cedrion, a type of forest of the middle and eastern Taurus Mountains of Turkey. These forests occur between 800 and 2,100 meters elevation. Over 5,000 years...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Cilician fir is Abies cilicica.
- Cilician fir belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Cilician fir belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Cilician fir belongs to the class Pinopsida.
- Cilician fir belongs to the order Pinales.
- Cilician fir belongs to the family Pinaceae.
- Cilician fir belongs to the genus Abies.