Cephalotaxus hainanensis

Cephalotaxus hainanensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cephalotaxaceae
Genus: Cephalotaxus
Species: C. hainanensis
Binomial name
Cephalotaxus hainanensis
H.L.Li

Cephalotaxus hainanensis is a species of plum-yew confined to the island of Hainan, southern China. Cephalotaxus hainanensis has antileukemia activity and is widely used in China.[2]

References

  1. ^ Conifer Specialist Group 1998 (2006). Cephalotaxus hainanensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 June 2007.
  2. ^ Han R., "Highlight on the studies of anticancer drugs derived from plants in China" Stem Cells 1994 12:1 (53-63)