Group: Gymnosperm Rank: species Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, mid, J, 6     

Published In: The Gardeners Dictionary: . . . eighth edition no. 3. 1768. (Gard. Dict. (ed. 8))

Basionym:

Pinus balsamea L.  Species Plantarum 2: 1002. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.)

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• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Pinidae Cronquist, Takht. & W. Zimm.
• order:  Pinales Gorozh.
• family:  Pinaceae Spreng. ex Rudolphi
• genus:  Abies Mill.

Other combinations for  Pinus balsamea L.:

Peuce balsamea (L.) Rich. Annales du muséum national d'histoire naturelle 16: 298. 1810. (Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.)

Picea balsamea (L.) Loudon Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum 4: 2339. 1838. (Arbor. Frutic. Brit.)

Pinus abies var. balsamea (L.) Münchh. Der Hausvater 5(1): 222. 1770. (Hausvater)

Common Names:

• Balsam fir (English, United States)
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993. Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. Fl. N. Amer. 2: i–xvi, 1–475.
• fir-balsam (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr 1995. (none). Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.
• sapin baumier (French)
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993. Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. Fl. N. Amer. 2: i–xvi, 1–475.

Keywords: MC, FNA
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