Amentotaxus yunnanensis

Amentotaxus yunnanensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Amentotaxus
Species: A. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Amentotaxus yunnanensis
H.L. Li
Synonyms

Amentotaxus argotaenia var. yunnanensis

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Amentotaxus yunnanensis (Yunnan Catkin Yew) is a species of conifer in the Taxaceae family. It is a medium-sized tree to 15 m (49 ft) tall. It grows on limestone hills of southern China (SW Guizhou, SE Yunnan) and northern Vietnam.[2] Remaining populations are small and threatened by logging.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Conifer Specialist Group (1998). "Amentotaxus yunnanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. Liguo Fu, Nan Li & Robert R. Mill. "Amentotaxus yunnanensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 26 September 2012.