Taxus wallichiana

Taxus wallichiana
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Species:
T. wallichiana
Binomial name
Taxus wallichiana
Synonyms
List
    • Taxus baccata subsp. wallichiana
    • Taxus celebica (Warb.) H.L.Li
    • Taxus chinensis var. yunnanensis (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) L.K.Fu
    • Taxus contorta var. mucronata Spjut
    • Taxus nucifera Wall.
    • Taxus obscura Spjut
    • Taxus orientalis Bertol.
    • Taxus phytonii Spjut
    • Taxus suffnesii Spjut
    • Taxus sumatrana (Miq.) de Laub.
    • Taxus yunnanensis W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu

Taxus wallichiana, the Himalayan yew, is a species of yew, native to the Himalaya and parts of south-east Asia. The species has a variety of uses in traditional medicine. It is currently classified as endangered by the IUCN.

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