Taxaceae
Taxus

Taxus chinensis (Pilg.) Rehder

First published in J. Arnold Arbor. 1: 51 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. China. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Möller, M., Gao, L.M., Mill, R.R., Li, D.Z., Hollingsworth, M.L. & Gibby, M. (2007). Morphometric analysis of the Taxus wallichiana complex (Taxaceae) based on herbarium material. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 155: 307-335. [Cited as Taxus wallichiana var. chinensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2008 Farges, P.G. [128] China K000552982 No
May 1, 2008 Liu, Z.Y. [14704] China K000552988 No
May 1, 2008 Cheng, W.C. [2890] China K000552984 No
May 1, 2008 Thomas, P.I.; Luu, N.D.T. [82] Vietnam K000553027 No
May 1, 2008 Ching, R.C. [2622] China K000552992 No
May 1, 2008 Chow, K.S. [76099] China K000552981 No
May 1, 2008 Chiao, C.Y.; Fan, C.S. [464] China K000552987 No
Jun 1, 2006 Tsiang, Y. [7525] China K000287672 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 2006 Henry, A. [7155] China K000287673 Type Yes
Jul 6, 1993 Wilson, E.H. [479] China K000552986 No
Jul 6, 1993 Henry, A. [6913] China K000552983 No
Jul 6, 1993 Wilson, E.H. [624] China K000552985 No
Wilson, E.H. [9738] Taiwan K000553004 Type Yes
Wilson, E.H. [9738] Taiwan K001090445 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0