Abstract
The geographic range of the genus Picea A. Dietr. is restricted to the northern hemisphere. Taxa of this genus occur between 71°N latitude in North America and Eurasia to 32°N in North America and 23°N in Southeast Asia (Fig. 4.1). The range is divided into two parts and is considered a classical example of a euroasiatic-North American intercontinental disjunction. Large portions of the range of the genus are occupied by P. obovata Ledeb.1 in Asia, P. abies (L.) Karst. in Europe, and P. glauca (Moench) Voss and P. mariana (Mill.) Britt. in North America. As a rule, the northern species cover extensive areas and form forests, whereas the southern taxa generally have restricted distributions in the mountains and many are relicts.
Nomenclature and taxon names after Farjon (1990, 2001).
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Boratyńska, K. (2007). Geographic Distribution. In: Tjoelker, M.G., Boratyński, A., Bugała, W. (eds) Biology and Ecology of Norway Spruce. Forestry Sciences, vol 78. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4841-8_4
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