A spruce of the deep valleys of Kham whose numbers have fallen sharply through logging.
- Group: Plant
- Plant type: Tree
- Habitats: Spruce forest, river valleys
- Regions: Kham
Habitat and distribution
Mountains, ravines and river basins at 2,500–4,100 m in southern Tso Ngonpo province (Ch: Qinghai), western Sichuan, eastern Tibet and north-western Yunnan (Flora of China).
Recorded in Kham.
Ecological and cultural significance
A main canopy tree of the eastern Tibetan conifer forests.
Threats
Its population has been reduced by about 30% in 75 years by logging (IUCN, as summarised on Wikipedia).
Conservation
Listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.