Taxus wallichiana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Species: Taxus wallichiana

Name

Taxus wallichiana Zucc., Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3: 803 (1843).

Synonymy

Homotypic
- Taxus baccata subsp. wallichiana (Zucc.) Pilger in Engler, Pflanzenreich IV (5): 112 (1903).
- Taxus baccata var. wallichiana (Zucc.) C.K.Schneid. ex Silva Tarouca, Freiland-Nadelgehölz. 276. (1913).
Heterotypic
- Taxus nucifera Wall., Tent. Fl. Napal.: 57 (1826), nom. illeg.
- Cephalotaxus sumatrana Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 1076 (1858).
- Taxus orientalis Bertol., Misc. Bot. 24: 17 (1863).
- Podocarpus celebicus Hemsl., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 39 (1896).
- Cephalotaxus celebica Warb., Monsunia 1: 194 (1900).
- Cephalotaxus mannii E.Pritz. ex Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 214 (1900), nom. illeg.
- Taxus celebica (Warb.) H.L.Li, Woody Fl. Taiwan: 34 (1963).
- Taxus yunnanensis W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13(4): 86 (1975).
- Taxus sumatrana (Miq.) de Laub., Kalikasan 7: 151 (1978).
- Taxus wallichiana var. yunnanensis (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) C.T.Kuan, Fl. Sichuanica 2: 215 (1983).
- Taxus chinensis var. yunnanensis (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) L.K.Fu, Vasc. Pl. Hengduan Mount. 1: 214 (1993).
- Taxus contorta var. mucronata Spjut, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 260 (2007).
- Taxus obscura Spjut, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 235 (2007).
- Taxus phytonii Spjut, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 237 (2007).
- Taxus suffnesii Spjut, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 226 (2007).
- Taxus sumatrana subsp. celebica (Warb.) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 17: 23 (2010).
- Taxus sumatrana subsp. obscura (Spjut) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 17: 23 (2010).
- Taxus sumatrana subsp. rehderiana Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 17: 24 (2010), no Latin descr.
- Taxus wallichiana subsp. yunnanensis (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) Silba, J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 17: 24 (2010).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, Tibet. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya, Nepal. Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam. Malesia Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Zuccarini, J.G. 1843. Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 3: 803, pl. 5.

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

Thomas, P. & Farjon, A. 2011. Taxus wallichiana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011. IUCN Red List Category: Endangered . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T46171879A9730085.en.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Taxus wallichiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Taxus wallichiana. Published online. Accessed: October 16 2023. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Taxus wallichiana. Accessed: 16 October 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Taxus wallichiana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 16. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Himalayan Yew