Taxus sumatrana
The Chinese yew (Taxus sumatrana ) is a species of the genus of yew (Taxus ) in the family of Yews ( Taxaceae ).
Dissemination
In the Himalayan region, the areas of the Chinese yew in Afghanistan, Tibet, Nepal, India, Bhutan, Burma and China are found at altitudes 1500-3100 m. In Vietnam, it grows on altitudes 400-2150 m. In Sumatra, the Philippines and Celebes there are locations 1400-2300 m in humid subtropical forests, tropical highland areas and cloud forests in the undergrowth; locally they can be dominant there. In Taiwan, it has locations in northern and central areas of the island at altitudes between 1000 and 3000 m.
It is very rarely planted in Central Europe.
Description
The Chinese yew is reached an evergreen shrub to tree growth heights of up to 14 meters. It has a wide bushy growth habit when it is planted. The bark is grayish - red. The Chinese yew is very loose needled; entire sections of the branches are even completely unbenadelt. The spirally arranged at the branches, but acting as double row needles are narrow (2 to 2.5 mm) and about 1.2 to 2.7 cm long.
The year of fertilization in November ripening and second to third standing together, egg-shaped seeds are about 5 mm long and of a red seed coat ( aril ) surrounding it.
System
Among other things, due to the difficulty to classify the kind in varieties or to consider sub-forms but as a separate species, there is a wealth of synonyms: Cephalotaxus celebica Warblers, Cephalotaxus mannii (not Hook f. ) Pritzel ex Diels, Cephalotaxus sumatrana Miq ... , Podocarpus celebicus Hemsl. , Taxus baccata (not L.) Masters, Taxus baccata ssp. cuspidata var chinensis pilgrims, Taxus baccata ssp. wallichiana (not Zucc. ) pilgrim, Taxus baccata var sinensis Henry, Taxus celebica ( wall. ) Li, Taxus cuspidata (not sieve. & Succ. ) Kaneh. , Taxus cuspidata var chinensis ( pilgrims) Rehder & Wilson, Taxus chinensis ( pilgrims) Rehder, Taxus fuana Nan Li & RRMill, Taxus mairei ( Lemée & Léveillé ) Hu & Liu Taxus speciosa Florin, Taxus wallichiana (not Zucc. ) Foxworthy, Taxus wallichiana var chinensis ( pilgrims) Florin, Taxus yunnanensis Cheng, Cheng & Fu, Tsuga mairei Lemée & Léveillé.
Swell
- Christopher J. Earle: Taxus sumatrana. In: The Gymnosperm Database. December 24, 2010, accessed on 25 October 2011 ( English).