Korean Plum Yew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Cephalotaxaceae |
Genus: | Cephalotaxus |
Species: | C. koreana |
Binomial name | |
Cephalotaxus koreana Nakai |
Cephalotaxus koreana, commonly called the Korean Plum Yew, is a coniferous shub or small tree in the plum yew family. It is native to Korea, Japan and northeast China. Some botanists consider it synonymous with C. harringtonia.