Picea neoveitchii (lat.) - a type of coniferous trees of the genus spruce ( Picea ), endemic to China , a rare species is endangered.
| Picea neoveitchii |
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| The kingdom : | Green plants |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Picea neoveitchii Mast. 1903 |
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Endangered SpeciesIUCN 3.1 Critically Endangered : 31276 |
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It grows in the central regions of China - south of Gansu , southwest of Henan ( Neixiang ), west of Hubei , south of Shaanxi , northeast of Shanxi ( Wutaishan ), Sichuan . The species is very rare; it is fragmentary within the range in the mountain coniferous forests on the southern slopes of the Qinling ridge at altitudes of 1300–2000 meters above sea level. There was a significant reduction in the area of settlement and the size of the entire population, especially in Neixiang. Endangered species in need of protection.
Evergreen trees up to 15 m tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 50 cm. The trunk is covered with gray bark, scaly and flaking. Crown wide-conical shape. Young branches are pale yellow or brownish, become 2nd or 3rd year gray or yellowish gray, later gray or dark gray. Winter buds spherical, slightly resinous, scales, purple-brown, pressed to the base. The needles are oriented radially, the curved needles are directed forward, rhombic in cross section, 1.5-2.5 cm long and about 2 mm wide, with 4-7 wellhead lines along each surface, with sharp ends. Seed cones are green, ripe pale brown or brown, rarely yellow-green, oblong ovoid-cylindrical in shape, 8-14 in length and 5-6.5 cm in diameter. Seed diamonds are about 2.7 cm long and 2.7- 3 cm wide, with tops broadly rounded or dull. Seeds ovoid, 5-6 per 3.5 mm with a wing of about 1 cm. Pollination occurs in May, seed ripening occurs in September and October.
