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Abies wittmanniana (Caucasian spruce; Oriental spruce)

Language: Arm; Chi; Dut; Fre; Geo; Ger; Hrv, Srp; Hun; Ita; Rus; Russian; Spa; Tur

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Scent [2]  The bruised leaves have a resinous aroma;
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  Tannin is obtained from the bark; Turpentine is obtained from the bark and branches; Wood - soft, white, easily cleaves, light, durable, has a good resonance. Used for construction, furniture etc; It is also valued for its use in the pulp industry to make paper;
Height [2]  66 feet (20 m)
Width [2]  16.4 feet (5 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Abies wittmanniana

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve Ia 692723 Krasnodar, Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, Russia

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Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0