| Picea neoveitchii | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Picea |
| Species: | P. neoveitchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Picea neoveitchii Masters | |
Picea neoveitchii (Chinese:大果青扦) is a species ofconifer in the familyPinaceae. It is found only inChina. It is threatened byhabitat loss.
Picea neoveitchii is an endemicspruce species of central China. Several scattered communities and individuals can be found growing on the southern slopes ofQinling Mountains in Baotian Man Nature Preserve,Henan province between 1240 and 2020 meters elevation. This spruce species is especially vulnerable to extinction due to the highfragmentation of its natural habitat from human disturbance. Current conservation efforts are focused on preserving natural habitats, managing invasive species to reduce competition, and prohibitingtimber harvest. Conservation researchers emphasize the urgent need for a restoration project which reintroduces seedlings across the tree's original range (within protected forest areas), and protects wild communities and individuals. (Zhang et al. 2006).
