Abies pindrow

Abies pindrow, Dhanolti, Uttarakhand, India

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Subclassis: Pinidae Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Pinaceae
Subfamilia: Abietoideae
Genus: Abies
Sectio: A. sect. Momi
Species: Abies pindrow
Varietates: A. p. var. brevifolia – A. p. var. pindrow

Name

Abies pindrow (Royle ex D.Don) Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: t. 86 (1836).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pinus pindrow Royle ex D.Don, London Edinburgh Philos. Mag. & J. Sci. 8: 255 (1836).
• Homotypic
  • Picea pindrow (Royle ex D.Don) Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 4: 2346 (1838).
  • Abies webbiana var. pindrow (Royle ex D.Don) Brandis, Forest Fl. N.W. India: 528 (1874).
  • Pinus spectabilis var. pindrow (Royle ex D.Don) Voss in K.Putlitz & L.Meyer, Landlexikon 4: 776 (1913).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Nepal, West Himalaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Royle, J.F. [1833] 1839[–1840]. Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the natural history of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the flora of Cashmere. Volume I [Text]. 472 pp. London: Wm. H. Allen. BHL Reference page.  (!1(10): 350 (Feb 1839))
• Royle, J.F. [1833] 1839[–1840]. Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the natural history of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the flora of Cashmere. Volume II – Plates. 97 pl. London: Wm. H. Allen. BHL Reference page.  (!2(9): t. 86, figs. a–c. (May 1836))

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Abies pindrow in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Abies pindrow. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Abies pindrow. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Abies pindrow. Accessed: 13 Oct 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• العربية: شوح بيندرو
• български: Хималайска ела
• Deutsch: Pindrow-Tanne
• English: Pindrow Fir
• فارسی: نراد هیمالیای غربی
• suomi: Pindrowpihta
• हिन्दी: पिंद्रौ
• magyar: Himalájai jegenyefenyő
• перем коми: Гималаись ньыв
• polski: Jodła nepalska
• svenska: Pindrowgran
• удмурт: Гималай ньылпу

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