Pinaceae

Nikko fir

Abies homolepis Siebold & Zucc.

Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies

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Common names

By language (17)

Arabic: تنوب قصير الورق
arz: شوح متساوى الحراشف
Azerbaijani: Bərabərpulcuqlu ağ şam
Chinese: 日光冷杉, 日本冷杉
Czech: Jedle nikkoská
Dutch: Nikko zilverspar
English: Nikko fir
Estonian: Nikko nulg
Finnish: Nikonpihta
German: Nikko-Tanne
Greek: Ελάτη Νίκκο
Icelandic: Japansþinur
Japanese: ウラジロモミ
Persian: نراد نیکو
Polish: Jodła nikko
Russian: Пихта равночешуйчатая
Swedish: Nikkogran

Synonyms

Abies brachyphylla Maxim.
Abies brachyphylla var. tomomi (Rehder) Dallim. & A.B.Jacks.
Abies finhonnoskiana R.Neumann ex Parl.
Abies firma var. brachyphylla (Maxim.) Bertrand
Abies harryana W.R.McNab
Abies homolepis f. tomomi (Rehder) Rehder
Abies homolepis var. scottae McFarland
Abies homolepis var. tomomi Rehder
Abies tschonoskiana Regel
Picea brachyphylla (Maxim.) Gordon
Picea homolepis (Siebold & Zucc.) Carrière
Picea homolepis (Siebold & Zucc.) Gordon
Picea pinnosa Mast.
Picea tschonofskiana (Regel) Mast.
Pinus brachyphylla (Maxim.) Parl.
Pinus finhonnoskiana Parl.
Pinus harryana (W.R.McNab) W.R.McNab
Pinus homolepis (Siebold & Zucc.) Antoine
Pinus tschonoskiana Parl.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.