Cephalotaxus sinensis

Cephalotaxus sinensis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cephalotaxaceae
Genus: Cephalotaxus
Species: C. sinensis
Binomial name
Cephalotaxus sinensis
(Rehder & E.H.Wilson) H.L. Li
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Cephalotaxus sinensis is a coniferous shub or small tree in the plum yew family. It is native to central and southern China.

Some botanists consider Cephalotaxus koreana and C. sinensis to be synonymous with Cephalotaxus harringtonia.

References

  1. Conifer Specialist Group 1998 (2006). Cephalotaxus sinensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 June 2007.