Pseudotaxus
| Pseudotaxus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales
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| Family: | Taxaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudotaxus W.C.Cheng |
| Species: | P. chienii
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudotaxus chienii (W.C.Cheng) W.C.Cheng
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Pseudotaxus chienii, the whiteberry yew.
Like other yews, it is a small
stomatal
bands below; they are arranged spirally on the stem, but with the leaf bases twisted to align the leaves in two flat rows either side of the stem. The conspicuous white stomatal bands on the harder, stiffer (less soft) leaves readily distinguish it from the yews in the genus Taxus.
It is
dioecious, with the male and female cones on different trees. The female (seed) cones are very similar to those of Taxus species, but the aril
is white when mature, not red; they are 5–7 mm long and wide. The male (pollen) cones are globose, 3–4 mm diameter.
It is grown as an ornamental plant in southern China and occasionally elsewhere.
References
- ^ a b Thomas, P. & Yang, Y. 2013. Pseudotaxus chienii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 04 September 2015.