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.

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.

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