- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262617-1
- Publication
- Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum
- Collation
- 4: 2342
- Date of Publication
- 1 Jul 1838
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Pinaceae
Nomenclatural Notes
Status: nom. inval. Provisional name; Protologue: ‘P. ama'bilis Doug. … Synonyme. Pinus amabilis Douglas Ms. Engravings. Our figs. 2247, 2948., from. Douglas's specimens in the herbarium of the Hort. Soc. Spec. Char. &c. Leaves flat, obtuse, entire … The cone in Douglas's specimen is about twice as large as those sent home by him of P. grandis, and the leaves are entire instead of being emarginate; but, in other respects, we have been quite unable to discover any difference, either between the dried specimens, or the young plants, worthy of being considered specific. The cones were sent home by Douglas in 1831, without any further information than the name. As there are young plants in the Chiswick Garden, all that is here said must be considered as provisional, till these plants have shown some characteristic features by which they may be either distinguished from, or associated with, other species’