Taxus chinensis

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Taxus chinensis
Morton Arboretum Acc. 1378-56-2
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order:
Cupressales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Species:
T. chinensis
Binomial name
Taxus chinensis
Subspecies

Taxus chinensis var. mairei

Taxus chinensis is a species of

Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana
.

This plant is used to produce medicines for cancer treatment,[3][4] including Paclitaxel[5] and Taxifolin (found in Taxus chinensis var. mairei).[6] It can also be used in many other ways and is protected in various ways under Chinese and international law.[4][7] This protection is in place due to the species' importance to cancer treatment, and its susceptibility to anthropomorphic disturbance. Currently, the species is suffering the consequences of its economic and scientific exploitation for the production of the aforementioned anticancer drugs.[8][9]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42548A2987120.en
    . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ^ "藥用植物圖像數據庫 - 紅豆杉 Hongdoushan". 藥用植物圖像數據庫.
  4. ^ a b "Taxus chinensis (Chinese Yew)". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. North Carolina State University. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  5. doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2003.09.028
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  6. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2007.08.002
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  7. S2CID 24740840
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  8. S2CID 255350116
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  9. PMID 28878800
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