296 observationsLeast Concern
Sakhalin fir
Abies sachalinensis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Pinopsida ›Order: Pinales ›Family: Pinaceae ›Genus: Abies
About
Abies sachalinensis, the Sakhalin fir, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae(pine family). It is found in Sakhalin island and southern Kurils (Russia), and also in northern Hokkaido (Japan). The first discovery by a European was by Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1832-1908), the Baltic German botanist, on the Russian island of Sakhalin in 1866, but he did not introduce it to Europe. The plant was re-discovered by the English plant-collector, Charles Maries in 1877 near...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Sakhalin fir is Abies sachalinensis.
- Sakhalin fir belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Sakhalin fir belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Sakhalin fir belongs to the class Pinopsida.
- Sakhalin fir belongs to the order Pinales.
- Sakhalin fir belongs to the family Pinaceae.
- Sakhalin fir belongs to the genus Abies.