Taxus

Taxus baccata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Species: T. baccata – T. brevifolia – T. calcicola – T. canadensis – T. chinensis – T. contorta – T. cuspidata – T. floridana – T. florinii – T. globosa – T. mairei – T. wallichiana
Artificial Nothospecies: T. × hunnewelliana – T. × media
Paleospecies: †T. masonii

Name

Taxus L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1040 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 462 (1754).

• Lectotype species (designated by N.L. Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 1: 67 (7 Jun 1913), supported by M.L. Green, Prop. Brit. Bot. 192 (Aug 1929): Taxus baccata L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1040 (1753).

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1040. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 462. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Möller, M., Gao, L.M., Mill, R.R., Liu, J., Zhang, D.Q., Poudel, R.C. & Li, D.Z., 2013. A multidisciplinary approach reveals hidden taxonomic diversity in the morphologically challenging Taxus wallichiana complex. Taxon 62(6): 1161-1177. DOI: 10.12705/626.9 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Taxus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Feb. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Taxus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 15 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Taxus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb. 2017.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Taxus in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2009 Dec. 11.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Ціс
čeština: Tis
Deutsch: Eiben
English: Yew
español: Tejo
eesti: Jugapuu
suomi: Marjakuuset
Nordfriisk: Iiwenbuumer
français: If
italiano: Tasso
македонски: Тиса
polski: Cis
română: Tisa
русский: Тис
sardu: Longufresu, eni
svenska: Idegranssläktet

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