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Pseudotaxus chienii
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Pseudotaxus chienii, known commonly as the whiteberry yew (), is a species of plant in the yew family, Taxaceae. It is the sole species in the genus Pseudotaxus, but is closely related to the other yews in the genus Taxus. It is endemic to southern China, occurring in northern Guangdong, northern Guangxi, Hunan, Southwest Jiangxi, and southern Zhejiang.
Species
VulnerableSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyTaxaceae
General: Pseudotaxus chienii is rated as Vulnerable (VU) according
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Taxaceae
- Collections
- NY, UF, GA, MO
- Recorded in
- United States, China, Cultivated
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon range
- Guangdong
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Pseudotaxus chienii
- taxon common name
- 短水松
- short name
- P. chienii
- taxon author citation
- (W. C. Cheng) Cheng
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Pseudotaxus chienii, known commonly as the whiteberry yew (), is a species of plant in the yew family, Taxaceae. It is the sole species in the genus Pseudotaxus, but is closely related to the other yews in the genus Taxus. It is endemic to southern China, occurring in northern Guangdong, northern Guangxi, Hunan, Southwest Jiangxi, and southern Zhejiang.
Like other yews, it is a small coniferous shrub or small tree, reaching 2–5 m tall with reddish bark. The leaves are lanceolate, flat, 1–2.6 cm long and 2–3 mm broad, dark green above, with two white stomatal bands below; they are arranged spirally on the stem, but with the leaf bases twisted to align the leaves in two flat rows either side of the stem. The conspicuous white stomatal bands on the harder, stiffer (less soft) leaves readily distinguish it from the yews in the genus Taxus.
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