丽江云杉 (原变种) li jiang yun shan (yuan bian zhong)

Abies likiangensis Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot) 13: 257. 1899; Picea yunnanensis Lacassagne.

First-year branchlets usually slender, with nodes of normal length, sparsely pubescent. Leaves usually with 2-4 stomatal lines along each surface abaxially. Seed cones red-brown or black-purple, maturing brown to reddish or blackish, 7-12 cm.

Mountains, river basins; 2500-3800 m. SW Sichuan, SE Xizang, NW Yunnan [Bhutan]

The timber is used for construction, machines, poles, furniture, and wood pulp. The bark is used for producing tannin, the trunk for resin, and the leaves for aromatic oils.