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Austrotaxus spicata

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Austrotaxus spicata, the New Caledonia yew or southern yew, is a species of yew, the sole species in the genus Austrotaxus. It is related to the other yews in the genera Taxus and Pseudotaxus.

Species

Least Concern

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassPinopsida
  4. OrderPinales
  5. FamilyTaxaceae
Native toNew Caledonia
Observations recorded255

Австротаксус колосистый (лат. Austrotaxus spicata) — единственный вид из рода Austrotaxus семейства Тисовые (Taxaceae). Является единственным представителем семейства Тисовые, произрастающим в Южном полушарии (латинское название рода можно перевести как «южный тис»). Эндемик Новой Каледонии.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
139
With media
129
Family
Taxaceae
Collections
RSA, IND, SD, MNHN, USU, MICH
Recorded in
New Caledonia, Nouvelle-CaléDonie

Wikidata facts

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IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon rank
species
taxon name
Austrotaxus spicata
Commons category
Austrotaxus spicata
endemic to
New Caledonia
taxon common name
New Caledonia Yew
short name
A. spicata
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Austrotaxus spicata, the New Caledonia yew or southern yew, is a species of yew, the sole species in the genus Austrotaxus. It is related to the other yews in the genera Taxus and Pseudotaxus.

It is endemic to New Caledonia, occurring in the central and northern parts of the island at 300-1,350 m altitude.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Austrotaxus spicata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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