冷杉属是北温带阴暗针叶林的建群种类 ,世界上共有 50余种。 2 0世纪 80年代中期 ,中国在亚热带陆续发现冷杉属植物 3种 ,是植物界的奇迹 ,其中贵州的梵净山冷杉 ,不但为残留的稀有种 ,并构成一定小面积的冷杉林 ,是为重大发现之一 ,也是迄今为止最后发现的一种冷杉及其形成的冷杉垂直带群落。梵净山冷杉林的发现对植物区系学 ,植物群落学 ,植被地理学 ,古生物学 ,古气候 ,冰川学等学科都有一定的科学意义 Abies genus is a coniferous forest in northern temperate species, there are more than 50 species in the world. In the mid-1980s, China successively discovered three species of Abies in the subtropical zone, which are miracles of the plant kingdom. Among them, the fir of Fanjingshan in Guizhou is not only a rare species remaining, but also constitutes a small area of ​​fir forest. One of the major discoveries is also the last of the abies found so far and the vertical zone of abies to be formed. The discovery of fir forest in Fanjingshan has certain scientific significance to the disciplines of flora, plant community, vegetation geography, paleontology, paleoclimate and glaciology