Abies bornmuelleriana

Abies bornmuelleriana, the Turkish fir is a rare, coniferous evergreen tree, most likely a natural hybrid between Caucasian fir (Abies nordmanniana) and Grecian fir (Abies cephalonica).[2]

Abies bornmuelleriana
Abies bornmuelleriana photographed at the University of California Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Pinophyta
Class:
Pinopsida
Order:
Pinales
Family:
Pinaceae
Genus:
Abies
Species:
A. bornmuelleriana
Binomial name
Abies bornmuelleriana
Mattf.
Synonyms[1]
  • Abies nordmanniana subsp. bornmuelleriana
  • Abies cephalonica x nordmanniana

On the back of its foliage, the Turkish fir has a silvery hue, exposed as a result of the upward growth habit of its needles. This characteristic makes the tree, along with its pleasant fragrance, a common ornamental.

Turkish fir is typically a narrow and conical tree, with a mature height of 20 to 30 meters (60 to 100 feet), and growing 1.8 to 4 meters (6 to 28 feet) wide. It has dense, dark green upswept needles 2.5 to 3 cm (1 to 1.2 inches) long. Seed cones are purplish-brown and 10 to 14.5 cm (4 to 5.8 inches) long.[1]

Some authorities classify it as a subspecies of A. nordmanniana (A. nordmanniana subsp. bornmuelleriana).[1][3] Another common name is Uludağ fir.

Its native range is in northwestern Turkey, including the western Pontic Mountains south of the Black Sea, and Uludağ and other mountains southeast of the Sea of Marmara.[1]

References
  1. "Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani / Turkish fir". American Conifer Society. Accessed 22 September 2020.
  2. Warren, R.; Johnson, E.W. A Guide to the Firs (Abies spp.) of the Arnold Arboretum (PDF). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. Kaya, Zeki, A. Skaggs, David Brian Neale (2008). "Genetic Differentiation of Abies equi-trojani (Asch. & Sint. ex Boiss) Mattf. Populations from Kazdağı, Turkey and the Genetic Relationship between Turkish Firs belonging to the Abies nordmanniana Spach Complex". Turkish Journal of Botany 32 (2008) 1-10

[1]

  1. Wilkinson, Mark; Malonza, Patrick K.; Campbell, Patrick; Loader, Simon P. (2017-07-04). "A new species of Boulengerula Tornier, 1896 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Herpelidae) from Kenya and the "rediscovery" of Boulengerula denhardti". Zootaxa. 4286 (4): 525. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4286.4.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
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