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Abies jaliscana
Abies jaliscana, the Jalisco fir, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. Previously considered to be a variety or subspecies of Abies guatemalensis, the species is endemic to the Western Mexican state of Jalisco, hence its specific epithet. A. jaliscana was found to dominate in fir forests in western Mexico with elevations from 1750–2450 m altitude. A. jaliscana is currently under the protection of the Mexican Endangered Species Act, due to its limited distribution. It is closely related to Abies grandis and Abies concolor of western North America, included in the same section Grandis of the genus.
It is most abundant on steep mountainsides and in humid ravines at 1800-2400m altitude. There is no observed population mixing between Abies jaliscana and any other Abies species. Radial trunk growth in A. jaliscana increases with increasing in altitude, suggesting that this is the primary climatic element affecting radial growth.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abies jaliscana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
