Sakhalin Fir
Abies sachalinensis (F.Schmidt) Mast.
Abies sachalinensis, known as Sakhalin Fir, is a conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is native to Sakhalin Island and the southern Kuril Islands in Russia, as well as northern Hokkaido in Japan. The species was first encountered by Carl Friedrich Schmidt in 1866 on Sakhalin, though it was not introduced to Europe until later. Charles Maries rediscovered it in 1877 near Aomori, initially mistaking it for a variety of Abies veitchii. The closest relative is Abies nephrolepis, found on the mainland west of its range.
Description
Abies sachalinensis is a coniferous tree species belonging to the genus Abies and the family Pinaceae. It is distributed across Sakhalin Island, the southern Kuril Islands, and northern Hokkaido. The species was first documented by Carl Friedrich Schmidt in 1866 on Sakhalin, but it was not until 1877 that Charles Maries, a British plant collector, encountered it near Aomori on Honshū. Initially, Maries thought it was a variety of Abies veitchii. The tree is most closely related to Abies nephrolepis, which is found on the mainland adjacent to its range.
Other common names
Sakhalin Fir
Distribution
NO · Global · SE · Japan · Kamchatka · Kuril Is. · Sakhalin
Synonyms
Abies akatodoAbies nephrolepis subsp. sachalinensisAbies veitchii var. sachalinensisPinus sachalinensisAbies homolepis var. tokunaiaeAbies sachalinensis var. corticosaAbies sachalinensis f. corticosaAbies sachalinensis