Amentotaxus yunnanensis, the Yunnan catkin yew, is a species of conifer in the yew family, Taxaceae. It is native to Laos, Vietnam, and Guizhou and Yunnan in China.[1]
Amentotaxus yunnanensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Taxaceae |
Genus: | Amentotaxus |
Species: | A. yunnanensis
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Binomial name | |
Amentotaxus yunnanensis H.L.Li
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Synonyms | |
Amentotaxus argotaenia var. yunnanensis |
It is a medium-sized tree to 15 m (49 ft) tall.[2] Remaining populations are small and threatened by logging.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Thomas, P.; Gao, L.; Phan, K.L. (2017). "Amentotaxus yunnanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T118076066A96812158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T118076066A96812158.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Liguo Fu, Nan Li & Robert R. Mill. "Amentotaxus yunnanensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 26 September 2012.