Taxon

Taxus wallichiana

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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 • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: CON: CG12 (CG12) • Accession: D2000-1331.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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