Pinaceae

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The largest conifer family with 11 commonly recognised genera and about 230 species. It is predominantly a northern hemipshere family with only one pine species (Pinus merkusii) occurring south of the equator.

Centers of diversity are California/ Mexico and mainland southeast Asia and the Sino Himalayan area. The majority of species occur in temperate climates and various species form the dominant component of boreal, coastal and montane forests. Many are of high economic importance.

There are 142 taxa in the category – Pinaceae:

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Picea chihuahuana Endangered

Endemic to México where it is severely fragmented due to deforestation and increasingly threatened by poor regeneration as well as warming and drying associated with climate change.… Read full species entry >

Male cones and female cone, Bedgebury Pinetum

Picea farreri Vulnerable

Found in southern China and Myanmar where there are very few locations remaining due to logging… Read full species entry >

Picea koyamae Critically Endangered

Endemic to Central Honshu in Japan where a population of less than 1000 individuals occur on two mountains; extensive historic logging has now led to severe fragmentation… Read full species entry >

<p>China: Yunnan; Yulongxueshan mountain <br /></p>

Picea likiangensis Vulnerable

Distributed in Bhutan, China and neighbouring SE Tibet where logging is the main threat… Read full species entry >

<p>Wilson 2084 (Type). Ex RBGE herbarium</p>

Picea likiangensis var. hirtella Endangered

Distributed in soutwest China in the provinces of Sichuan and Tibet where it is threatened through logging and grazing by livestock… Read full species entry >

Picea likiangensis var. likiangensis Vulnerable

Distributed in Bhutan, China and Tibet where the population has been reduced due to logging and grazing is affecting regeneration… Read full species entry >

<p>Sichuan, Kangding Coounty. Ex RBGE Edinburgh</p>

Picea likiangensis var. rubescens Vulnerable

Distributed in western China and Tibet where logging is the main threat and grazing is affecting succesful regeneration… Read full species entry >

Picea linzhiensis Near Threatened

A high altitude spruce known mainly from the Zangbo [Yarlung Tsangpo] drainage of SE Xizang [Tibet]. Logging and deforestation have had some impact.… Read full species entry >

Picea martinezii Endangered

Only known from six stands in the Sierra Madre Oriental in México where it is threatened by logging… Read full species entry >

Picea maximowiczii Endangered

Scattered populations on the main Japanese island of Honshu where logging and the conversion of native forest to commercial plantations are the main threats… Read full species entry >

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