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Taxon: Picea koyamae Shiras.

Genus: Picea
Family: Pinaceae.
Nomen number: 28301
Place of publication: Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 27:128, t. 2, fig. 28-35. 1913 "koyamai"
Comment: named for Mitsua Koyama
Name verified on: 05-Mar-1998 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 25-Feb-2002
Species priority site is: National Arboretum (NA).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.
Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

  • Koyama spruce   (Source: Pinaceae ) – English
  • yatsugatake-to-hi   (Source: F JapanOhwi ) – Japanese Rōmaji

Economic importance:

  • Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard)

Distributional range:

      Native:
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Eastern Asia: Japan - Honshu [endemic]

References:

  • Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. (Zander ed14) ["koyamai"].
  • Farjon, A. 1990. Pinaceae: Drawings and descriptions of the genera Abies, Cedrus, Pseudolarix, Keteleeria, Nothotsuga, Tsuga, Cathaya, Pseudotsuga, Larix and Picea. Regnum Veg. 121. (Pinaceae) ["koyamai"].
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard) ["koyamai"].
  • Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993–. Flora of Japan. (F Japan)
  • Krüssmann, G. 1985. Manual of cultivated conifers (English translation of Die Nadelgeholze, ed. 2. 1983). (KrussmannC) ["koyamai"].
  • Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). (F JapanOhwi)
  • Ouden, P. den & B. K. Boom. 1965. Manual of cultivated conifers. (Man Conif) ["koyamai"].
  • Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs. (Rehder) ["koyamai"].
More:

Check other databases for Picea koyamae Shiras.:

  • Gymnosperm Database of Christopher J. Earle
  • ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority for Picea koyamae cultivars
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?28301 (09 February 2010)

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