Abies borisii-regis Mattf.
Synonymy
Taxon info
Abies borisii-regis is one of the most important forest trees of the C Balkan Peninsula. It was named after Boris III (1894–1943), Tsar of Bulgaria. Forming pure stands or more often mixed with Pinus nigra and deciduous trees, it is morphologically more or less intermediate between A. alba to the north and A. cephalonica to the south. The photo was taken at c. 1600 m on the S side of Mt Athos, where scattered trees form the timberline.A
A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 352 [Plate 18.6]
