Abies

Also known as fir

Firs are evergreen coniferous trees belonging to the genus Abies () in the family Pinaceae. There are approximately 48–65 extant species, found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Eurasia, and North Africa. The genus is most closely related to Keteleeria, a small genus confined to eastern Asia.

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Abies, commonly known as firs, is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees that includes approximately 48–65 species found on mountains across North and Central America, Eurasia, and North Africa. These trees are part of the pine family and are most closely related to Keteleeria, a smaller genus native to eastern Asia.

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Species

Abies

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassPinopsida
OrderPinales
FamilyPinaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Assam, Austria, Belarus, British Columbia

Observations recorded540,310

冷杉属（学名：Abies），又稱樅，是松科下的一个属，约40种。冷杉属植物原产于北美、中美、亚洲、欧洲和非洲北部。冷杉的叶与松科其他属植物不同。其叶针状，直接生于枝上，叶基部形似吸杯，落叶后枝上留下环形叶痕。毬果垂直单生，成熟后鳞片脱落，但穗状轴在枝上宿存。每片薄而呈圆形的果鳞上著生两粒具宽翅的种子。参考文献 ^ Schorn, Howard; Wehr, Wesley. Abies milleri, sp. nov., from the Middle Eocene Klondike Mountain Formation, Republic, Ferry County, Washington. Burke Museum Contributions in Anthropology and Natural History. 1986, 1: 1–7. 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=冷杉属&oldid=52011262” 分类：冷杉属隐藏分类：物种微格式条目含有拉丁語的條目

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Research

3,640 papers

Chemical constituents from Abies chensiensis and their antifungal activity.Journal of Asian natural products research · 2023Wei WJ, Gao K, Si YP et al.DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2022.2097078
Fir (Abies balsamea) (Pinales: Pinaceae) needle essential oil enhances the knockdown activity of select insecticides.Journal of medical entomology · 2023Norris EJ, Bloomquist JRDOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad101
Triterpenoids from the leaves of Abies koreana and their biological activities.Phytochemistry · 2023Lee DJ, Hong SM, Yoon DH et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113594
Phytochemical and biological studies of Abies species.ReviewChemistry & biodiversity · 2008Yang XW, Li SM, Shen YH et al.DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200890015
Chemical constituents of Abies fabri.Phytochemistry · 2015Li YL, Gao YX, Jin HZ et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.06.012
Abietane diterpenes from Abies spectabilis and their anti-pancreatic cancer activity against the MIA PaCa-2 cell line.Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters · 2022Phan ND, Omar AM, Sun S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.128723
Identification of Abies sibirica L. Polyprenols and Characterisation of Polyprenol-Containing Liposomes.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Vanaga I, Gubernator J, Nakurte I et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules25081801
Abies spectabilis-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles Inhibits Cell Growth and Promotes Apoptosis in Breast Cancer MCF-7 Cells.Journal of environmental pathology, toxicology and oncology : official organ of the International Society for Environmental Toxicology and Cancer · 2022Ren G, Hao X, Yan S et al.DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.2021039805

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taxon name: Abies
Commons category: Abies
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=13
Commons gallery: Abies
taxon common name: jelka
start time: 49000000-0

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Contents

Etymology
Description
Cones
Evolution
Fossil history
External phylogeny
Internal phylogeny
Taxonomy
Taxonomic history
Species
Ecology
Distribution and habitat
Pests and diseases
Uses
In art
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They are tall trees that can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by the way in which their needle-like leaves are attached singly to the branches with a circular base, and by their cones, which, like those of cedars, stand upright on the branches like candles and disintegrate at maturity.