Datasheet
Abies veitchii (Veitch's silver fir)
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Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Abies veitchii Lindl.
Preferred Common Name
- Veitch's silver fir
Variety
- Abies veitchii var. sikokiana (Nakai) Kusaka
- Abies veitchii var. sikokiana form. viridis Kusaka
Other Scientific Names
- Abies eichleri Lauche
- Abies sikokiana Nakai
- Abies veitchii var. komagatakensis Hayashi
- Abies veitchii var. nikkoensis Mayr
- Abies veitchii var. olivacea Shiras.
- Abies veitchii var. reflexa Koidz.
- Picea veitchii Murray
- Pinus veitchii MacNab
International Common Names
- English: Japanese fir; Veitch fir
- French: sapin de Veitch
Local Common Names
- Germany: Japanische Tanne
- Italy: abete di Veitch
- Japan: koryusen; ryusen; shirabe; shirabiso
EPPO code
- ABIVE (Abies veitchii)
- PIUVE (Pinus veitchii)
Subspecies
- Abies veitchii var. reflexa
Trade name
- shirabe
- shirabiso
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Gymnospermae
- Class: Pinopsida
- Family: Pinaceae
- Genus: Abies
- Species: Abies veitchii
List of Pests
Top of pageMajor host of:
Adelges piceae (balsam woolly adelgid); Megastigmus borriesi (fir seed chalcid)Minor host of:
Megastigmus pinus (fir seed chalcid); Megastigmus rafni (fir seed chalcid)Wild host of:
Pucciniastrum coryliHost of (source - data mining):
Polygraphus proximus (sakhalin fir bark beetle); Zeiraphera rufimitranaUses List
Top of pageDrugs, stimulants, social uses
- Religious
Environmental
- Agroforestry
General
- Ornamental
Materials
- Fibre
- Miscellaneous materials
- Wood/timber
Wood Products
Top of pageContainers
- Boxes
- Cases
Furniture
Pulp
- Long-fibre pulp
Sawn or hewn building timbers
- For light construction
- Shingles