Abies balsamea

Abies balsamea var. balsamea, Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Abies balsamea is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pinophyta
Classis: Pinopsida
Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Sectio: A. sect. Balsamea
Species:
Varietates: A. b. var. balsamea – A. b. var. phanerolepis

Name

Abies balsamea (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 3 (1768).

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Pinus balsamea L., Sp. Pl.: 1002 (1753).
  • Homotypic
    • Pinus taxifolia Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 399 (1796), nom. superfl.
    • Peuce balsamea (L.) Rich., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 16: 298 (1810).
    • Picea balsamea (L.) Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2339 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Western Canada
      • Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
    • Eastern Canada
      • Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec.
    • North-Central U.S.A.
      • Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia.
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Virginia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Vernacular names

  • العربية: شوح بلسمي
  • беларуская: Піхта бальзамічная
  • čeština: Jedle balzámová
  • Deutsch: Balsam-Tanne
  • English: Balsam Fir
  • Esperanto: Balzama abio
  • español: Abeto balsámico
  • eesti: Palsamnulg
  • suomi: Palsamipihta
  • français: Sapin baumier
  • magyar: Balzsamfenyő, balzsamos jegenyefenyő
  • перем коми: Бальзам ньыв
  • lietuvių: Balzaminis kėnis
  • Nederlands: Balsemzilverspar
  • norsk: Balsamgran
  • polski: Jodła balsamiczna
  • русский: Пихта бальзамическая
  • slovenščina: Balzamovec
  • svenska: Balsamgran
  • Türkçe: Balsam göknarı
  • удмурт: Бальзам ньылпу
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