Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani, synonym Abies bornmuelleriana, the Turkish fir is a rare evergreen coniferous tree native to northwest Turkey. Another common name is Uludağ fir. It is a subspecies of the Caucasian fir Abies nordmanniana.Kaya, Zeki, A. Skaggs, David Brian Neale (2008). "Genetic Differentiation of Abies equi-trojani (Asch. & Sint. ex Boiss) Mattf. Populations from Kazdağı, Turkey and the Genetic Relationship between Turkish Firs belonging to the Abies nordmanniana Spach Complex". Turkish Journal of Botany 32 (2008) 1-10 It has also variously been considered to be a distinct species Abies equi-trojani, a variety of Greek fir (Abies cephalonica, as A. c. var. graeca), or natural hybrid between Caucasian fir and Greek fir.
Turkish fir is typically a narrow and conical tree, with a mature height of , with a trunk up to wide. It has dense, upswept needles long; they are dark green above, and silvery below with two stomatal bands. The seed cones are purplish-brown and long.
Its native range is in northwestern Turkey, including the western Pontic Mountains south of the Black Sea, and Uludağ and other mountains southeast of the Sea of Marmara, growing at 1,300–1,800 m altitude.
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External links Abies bornmuelleriana. Distribution map, genetic conservation units and related resources. European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN)