Taxus mairei (Lemee & H.Lév.) S.Y.Hu

Maire's yew (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cupressales > Taxaceae > Taxus

Characteristics

An annual dioecious evergreen tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form annual
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A scattered, often understorey tree in coniferous and mixed forest, more or less open, scrubby margins, especially on slopes with secondary vegetation, on rocky slopes and escarpments, often on limestone; at elevations from 100-3,500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Taxus mairei world distribution map, present in Taiwan, Province of China

Conservation status

Taxus mairei threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828365-1
WFO ID wfo-0000459404
COL ID 5528J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tsuga mairei Taxus mairei Taxus kingstonii Taxus speciosa Taxus mairei var. speciosa Taxus sumatrana subsp. mairei