- Larix olgensis
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Olga Bay Larch Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Larix Species: L. olgensis Binomial name Larix olgensis
A.HenryOlga Bay larch or Olgan larch (Larix olgensis) is a species of larch.[1] It is named after Olga Bay in the Sea of Japan.
The distribution of the species includes Central Sikhote-Alin, rarely in North Korea and Heilongjiang, between 500 and 1100 meters in altitude.[2]
It's a deciduous coniferous tree, growing to 25–30 meters tall. Its leaves are needle-like, dark-green, 2–3 centimeters long with cones from 18 to 25 millimeters in length.
Also Olga Bay larch is sometimes treated as a variety of Dahurian Larch Larix gmelinii var. olgensis (Ostenf. & Syrach).[3]
Larix olgensis is a vulnerable species.
External links
Sources
- EN.Jiří Kolbek, Miroslav Šrůtek, Elgene Owen. Forest Vegetation of Northeast Asia. #Larix olgensis p. 196
- RU.Усенко Н. В.. Деревья, кустарники и лианы Дальнего Востока. Хабаровск: Книжное издательство, 1984
References
Categories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Larix
- Flora of Northeast Asia
- Trees of Russia
- Trees of China
- Trees of Korea
- Vulnerable plants
- Tree stubs
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