Torreya jackii · Kew POWO · Kew Plants of the World Online
Species
EndangeredSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyTaxaceae
Native toChina Southeast
Observations recorded45
A vulnerable species. Torreya jackii is unlike the other Chinese members of the genus and is remarkably similar to Cephalotaxus fortunei, from which it can be distinguished by its sessile seed-bearing structures and by the peculiar, strongly twisted leaf arrangement. The wood is very fragrant, and is used to make agricultural implements, utensils, and handicrafts. The leaves are also very aromatic when bruised or burned, giving off a fragrance like sandalwood oil. Lectotypified by LIN Qi & CAO Ziyu. 2007. Acta Bot. Yunnan. 29(3): 292. 2007.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Taxaceae
- Collections
- US, A, UF, MO, NY
- Recorded in
- China, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Torreya
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Endangered status
- taxon name
- Torreya jackii
- taxon common name
- 长叶榧
- taxon range
- Fujian
- short name
- T. jackii
- taxon author citation
- Chun
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