Taxus

Taxus

GENUS

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassPinopsida
4. OrderPinales
5. FamilyTaxaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium

Observations recorded315,952

紅豆杉屬（學名：Taxus）是紅豆杉科下的一屬，共十餘種，全世界僅本屬植物含有（taxoid），可用於合成抗癌藥物紫杉醇（Paclitaxel，Taxol）。

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🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

510

With media

282

Family

Taxaceae

Collections

MSC, DBG, US, NCSC, ETSU, MICH

Recorded in

United States, China, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, France, Italy

• Mycorrhizal symbiosis in Taxus: a review.ReviewMycorrhiza · 2024Sharma N, Tapwal ADOI: 10.1007/s00572-024-01148-6
• The Research Progress of Taxol in Taxus.ReviewCurrent pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2021Shao F, Wilson IW, Qiu DDOI: 10.2174/1389201021666200621163333
• Research Progress on Taxus Extraction and Formulation Preparation Technologies.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Gao X, Chen K, Xie WDOI: 10.3390/molecules29102291
• From Taxus to paclitaxel: Opportunities and challenges for urban agriculture to promote human health.ReviewPlant physiology and biochemistry : PPB · 2025Xie X, Zhai Y, Cheng H et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2025.109502
• Research on the Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology of Taxus × media.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Gao X, Zhang N, Xie WDOI: 10.3390/ijms25115756
• Flavonoid Components, Distribution, and Biological Activities in Taxus: A review.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Wei Q, Li QZ, Wang RLDOI: 10.3390/molecules28041713
• Chemical studies on Taxus canadensis.ReviewChemistry & biodiversity · 2013Li Y, Qin F, Wang SM et al.DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201200032
• Study on the Chemical Constituents, Pharmacological Activities, and Clinical Application of Taxus.ReviewThe American journal of Chinese medicine · 2024Gao X, Guo Y, Chen K et al.DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X24500538

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