''Abies forrestii'' is a species of

conifer Conifers () are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a sin ...

in the family

Pinaceae The Pinaceae (), or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as Cedrus, cedars, firs, Tsuga, hemlocks, Pinyon_pine, piñons, larches, pines and spruces. The family is incl ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

. It is named after the Scottish botanist and plant-hunter

George Forrest George Forrest may refer to: *G. Topham Forrest (George Topham Forrest, 1872–1945), principal architect for the London County Council *George Forrest (author) (1915–1999), American author and musician *George Forrest (botanist) (1873–1932), S ...

(1873–1932), who discovered it for western science in

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

province. Its common names include Forrest's fir. This species is variable in morphology, and there are several varieties. Some of these are treated as separate species. In general, it grows up to about 20 meters tall. The needles are 1.5 to 4 centimeters long and the purplish, brown, or black cones are 7 to 12 centimeters long.''Abies forrestii''.
Flora of China. eFloras.org Varieties include: *''A. forrestii'' var. ''ferreana'' (syn. ''Abies chayuensis'') *''A. forrestii'' var. ''forrestii'' (syn. ''Abies chengii'') *''A. forrestii'' var. ''georgei'' – George's fir *''A. forrestii'' var. ''smithii'' This species grows in the mountains of southwestern China, sometimes at high altitudes. At lower elevations it grows in mixed forests with species such as '' Picea likiangensis'', '' Larix potaninii'', '' Tsuga dumosa'', and '' Betula albosinensis''. It is sometimes a dominant member of the canopy in

rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; : ''rhododendra'') is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the Ericaceae, heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan ...

woodlands. This tree is used for construction wood and pulp.

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forrestii Least concern plants Trees of China Endemic flora of China Flora of Sichuan Flora of Tibet Flora of Yunnan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{conifer-stub