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Internal ID UUID643ff92f5c915193762137
Scientific name Taxus contorta
Authority Griff.
First published in Itin. Pl. Khasyah Mts. : 351 (1848)

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Taxus contorta, also known as Taxus fuana, is a tree species found in temperate forests of Afghanistan, Northern India, Tibet, and Pakistan. It is commonly used for timber in house construction and furniture, but is considered endangered due to overexploitation.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Taxus fuana Nan Li & R.R.Mill Novon 7: 263 (1997)
Taxus wallichiana subsp. contorta (Griff.) Silba J. Int. Conifer Preserv. Soc. 17: 24 (2010)

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Language Common/alternative name
English himalayan yew
English west himalayan yew
Chinese 密叶红豆杉
Chinese 喜马拉雅红豆杉
Chinese 西藏红豆杉

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- Extinct
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- Native
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000408632
Tropicos 50235646
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:263797-1
Open Tree Of Life 213430
NCBI Taxonomy 1245586
IUCN Red List 39147
IPNI 263797-1
iNaturalist 135547
GBIF 5284575
EPPO TAXWA
USDA GRIN 451279
Wikipedia Taxus_contorta

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Assessing genetic diversity in critically endangered Chieniodendron hainanense populations within fragmented habitats in Hainan Zhang L, Zhang HL, Chen Y, Nizamani MM, Wu T, Liu T, Zhou Q Sci Rep 24-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10961303
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-56630-0
PMID:38523175
Molecular insights into codon usage analysis of mitochondrial fission and fusion gene: relevance to neurodegenerative diseases Khandia R, Pandey MK, Garg R, Khan AA, Baklanov I, Alanazi AM, Nepali P, Gurjar P, Choudhary OP Ann Med Surg (Lond) 15-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10923317
doi:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001725
PMID:38463054
Codon usage pattern of the ancestor of green plants revealed through Rhodophyta Yao H, Li T, Ma Z, Wang X, Xu L, Zhang Y, Cai Y, Tang Z BMC Genomics 11-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10496412
doi:10.1186/s12864-023-09586-w
PMID:37697255
Checklist of national key protected wild plants on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Chen R, Zhang F, Chen S, Chi X Biodivers Data J 16-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10206527
doi:10.3897/BDJ.11.e103289
PMID:37234078
Intraspecific and sex-dependent variation of leaf traits along altitude gradient in the endangered dioecious tree Taxus fuana Nan Li & R.R. Mill Li TX, Shen-Tu XL, Xu L, Zhang WJ, Duan JP, Song YB, Dong M Front Plant Sci 17-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9618961
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.996750
PMID:36325570
Response of distribution patterns of two closely related species in Taxus genus to climate change since last inter‐glacial Wu X, Wang M, Li X, Yan Y, Dai M, Xie W, Zhou X, Zhang D, Wen Y Ecol Evol 14-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9475124
doi:10.1002/ece3.9302
PMID:36177121
Status and consolidated list of threatened medicinal plants of India Gowthami R, Sharma N, Pandey R, Agrawal A Genet Resour Crop Evol 25-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8148398
doi:10.1007/s10722-021-01199-0
PMID:34054223
Factors that influence the plant use knowledge in the middle mountains of Nepal Kutal D, Kunwar RM, Baral K, Sapkota P, Sharma HP, Rimal B PLoS One 11-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7877619
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0246390
PMID:33571303
Taxonomy in the Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB): Progress during the past decade (2008–2018) and perspectives on future development Yu X, Xiang C, Peng H Plant Divers 18-Aug-2018
PMCID:PMC6137270
doi:10.1016/j.pld.2018.07.002
PMID:30740559
Bioprospecting on invasive plant species to prevent seed dispersal Guzzetti L, Galimberti A, Bruni I, Magoni C, Ferri M, Tassoni A, Sangiovanni E, Dell’Agli M, Labra M Sci Rep 23-Oct-2017
PMCID:PMC5653781
doi:10.1038/s41598-017-14183-5
PMID:29062114
Using Morphological, Molecular and Climatic Data to Delimitate Yews along the Hindu Kush-Himalaya and Adjacent Regions Poudel RC, Möller M, Gao LM, Ahrends A, Baral SR, Liu J, Thomas P, Li DZ PLoS One 08-Oct-2012
PMCID:PMC3466193
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046873
PMID:23056501

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