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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is found in SW China: W Yunnan, SE Xizang [Tibet]; NE India: Arunachal Pradesh; N Myanmar; Viet Nam (Fan Si Pan Mtn.).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China (Tibet [or Xizang], Yunnan); India (Arunachal Pradesh); Myanmar; Viet Nam
Lower elevation limit (metres): 2400
Upper elevation limit (metres): 4300
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Population [top]
Population: May be locally common, depending on the variety.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This is a species of high elevations in the great mountain ranges of SW China, occurring between 2,400 m and 4,300 m asl, but usually between 3,000 m and 4,000 m, commonly on north-facing slopes. The soil is a grey brown mountain podzol. The climate is extremely wet, with cool summers and cold, snowy winters (annual precipitation ranges from 1,000 mm to 3,000 mm and more). It grows mixed with other conifers, such as Picea likiangensis, P. brachytyla var. brachytyla, or in pure stands towards the tree limit. At lower elevations it is sometimes mixed with Tsuga chinensis, T. dumosa, Juniperus formosana and broad-leaved trees, e.g. Betula albosinensis, Betula platyphylla var. szechuanica, and Quercus semecarpifolia. Abies delavayi, however, is less common with these trees than A. forrestii.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Timber is used for general construction.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Logging has affected many areas although with the introduction of a logging ban in 1998 this problem has reduced.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: The Government of China has recently imposed a ban on logging in western China.
Citation: Xiang, Q., Rushforth, K. & Carter, G. 2011. Abies delavayi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T42277A10676454. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T42277A10676454.en. Downloaded on 03 December 2015.
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