World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Picea likiangensis var. balfouriana (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Hillier, Rep. Conif. Conf. R.H.S. 1931: 232 (1932).

This name is a synonym.

Homotypic Names:
Accepted Name:	Picea likiangensis var. rubescens Rehder & E.H.Wilson in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 31 (1914).
Family:	Pinaceae
Tsuga balfouriana (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) W.R.McNab, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 211 (1882). * Picea balfouriana Rehder & E.H.Wilson in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 30 (1914). Picea purpurea var. balfouriana (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Silba, Phytologia 68: 44 (1990). Picea likiangensis subsp. balfouriana (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Rushforth, Int. Dendrol. Soc. Year Book 1998: 61 (1999). Picea purpurea subsp. balfouriana (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 15: 59 (2008). * Basionym/Replaced Synonym
Original Compiler:	R.Govaerts