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Taxon
Taxus wallichiana
Common name:
Himalayan yew
Family:
Taxaceae (yew family)
Synonym:
Taxus baccata var. wallichiana, Taxus contorta, Taxus yunnanensis
Distribution:
Himalayas
IUCN Red list:
Endangered
CITES:
Appendix II
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 6
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
IUCN Red List code:
EN A2acd; 13 December 2010
Comments:
A very large, fast-growing evergreen conifer. Loves heavy shade. Very rare in cultivation. Female plants exhibit a fleshy, red, aril covered seed cones in autumn whereas male plants do not. Grows 4-5' high and wide in 10 years. Can grow in full sun or full shade and tolerates dry locations like few other plants.
Links:
CITES- Checklist of Species
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Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
•
IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species
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World Flora Online
Locations
1:
CON: CG12
(CG12)
• Accession: D2000-1331.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual