Amentotaxus yunnanensis

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Amentotaxus
Species:
A. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Amentotaxus yunnanensis
H.L.Li
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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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.