Cephalotaxus koreana

Cephalotaxus koreana

Cephalotaxus koreana is a plant belonging to the family of the head Yews ( Cephalotaxaceae ). Cephalotaxus koreana is often considered a subspecies or variety of Japanese Kopfeibe ( Cephalotaxus harringtonia ) viewed. It is native in northeastern China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

Description

Cephalotaxus koreana grows as an upright evergreen shrub that can reach heights of growth 1-3 meters. This shrub grows slowly and is richly branched.

The black- green needles are about 5 inches long and about 0.4 inches wide.

The female cones are colored red towards maturity and edible.

Occurrence

The natural range of Cephalotaxus koreana includes northeastern China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. In Japan there are deposits on the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu.

Cephalotaxus koreana thrives in low to medium altitudes.

Cephalotaxus koreana is listed in the IUCN Red List as a synonym of Cephalotaxus harringtonia which is " not endangered" as. However, it is known that the species is threatened at least on the Korean Peninsula through land clearing.

System

The first description as Cephalotaxus koreana Nakai was 1930 Takenoshin in Botanical Magazine, Volume 44, page 510 Cephalotaxus koreana is questioned by some authors as a result of, in 2008, carried out molecular investigation with Cephalotaxus wilsoniana in a clade together with this kind of as a treated variety or subspecies of Cephalotaxus harringtonia.

Swell

• Christopher J. Earle: Cephalotaxus koreana. In: The Gymnosperm Database. www.conifers.org, November 23, 2012, accessed on 18 December 2013 ( English).