Himalayan Yew is a medium-sized evergreen coniferous tree growing up to 30 m tall, but usually less than 10 m. The shoots are green at first, becoming brown after three or four years. The leaves are thin, flat, slightly sickle-shaped, 1.5-2.7 cm long and 2 mm broad, with a apex with a short point. They are arranged spirally on the shoots but twisted at the base to appear in two horizontal ranks on all except for erect lead shoots. It is dioecious, with the male and female cones on separate plants. The seed cone is highly modified, berry-like, with a single scale developing into a soft, juicy red aril 1 cm in diameter, containing a single dark brown seed 7 mm long. The pollen cones are spherical, 4 mm diameter, produced on the undersides of the shoots in early spring. Himalayan Yew is found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to SW China and Myanmar, at altitudes of 2100-3400 m. Flowering: March-May.
Taxus wallichiana Zucc.AcceptedHimalayan Yew
Taxus wallichiana Zucc.
AcceptedName
Taxus wallichiana Zucc.
Himalayan Yew
Group
Place
Shirui, Manipur 795142
Observed on
23 April 2021
Created on
25 April 2021
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🆔 Identification
Taxus wallichiana Zucc.
Himalayan Yew
PB
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