Taxus sumatrana
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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: | Taxus |
| Species: | T. sumatrana
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| Binomial name | |
| Taxus sumatrana (Miquel) de Laub.
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Taxus sumatrana, or the Sumatran yew, is a large
T. sumatrana is typically found at elevations ranging from 400 to 3,100 m
Appearance
Taxus sumatrana is a wide-trunked, bushy shrub that will eventually develop into a tree, attaining an average height of 14 m (approx. 45 feet). Its leaves are around 1.2–2.7 cm long and 2–2.5 mm wide (around 1”x1”), growing in two ranks along the branches and abruptly spiraling into an apex at the tip.
The Chinese yew has fleshy seeds that ripen into a red colour 6 mm long by 5 mm wide with flesh 4 mm thick.[2]: 350–351
Uses
The wood is suitable as timber, but it grows very slow to be financially viable.[2]: 351
On the
References
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ a b c Markgraf, F. (1948). "Taxaceae". Flora Malesiana. 4 (1): 347–351 – via Naturalis Institutional Repository.
- ^ Richter, H.G., Gembruch, K., and Koch, G (2014). "CITESwoodID: descriptions, illustrations, identification and information retrieval". www.delta-intkey.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Taxus sumatrana (Miq.) de Laub". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b c de Laubenfels, Miquel Taxus sumatrana, 1978, link Archived 2007-03-06 at the Wayback Machine retrieved on March 10, 2007
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