- Pseudotaxus
Taxobox
name = "Pseudotaxus chienii"
status = EN
status_system = iucn2.3
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo =Pinales
familia =Taxaceae
genus = "Pseudotaxus"
species = "P. chienii"
binomial = "Pseudotaxus chienii"
binomial_authority = (W.C.Cheng) W.C.Cheng"Pseudotaxus chienii", the White-berry Yew, is a
species of yew, the sole species in the genus "Pseudotaxus", but closely related to the other yews in the genus "Taxus ". It is endemic to southernChina , occurring in northernGuangdong , northernGuangxi ,Hunan , SouthwestJiangxi and southernZhejiang .Like other yews, it is a small coniferous
shrub or smalltree , reaching 2-5 m tall with reddishbark . The leaves are lanceolate, flat, 1-2.6 cm long and 2-3 mm broad, dark green above, with two whitestomata l bands below; they are arranged spirally on the stem, but with the leaf bases twisted to align the leaves in two flat rows either side of the stem. The conspicuous white stomatal bands on the harder, stiffer (less soft) leaves readily distinguish it from the yews in the genus "Taxus".It is dioecious, with the male and female cones on different trees. The female (seed) cones are very similar to those of "Taxus" species, but the
aril is "white" when mature, not red; they are 5-7 mm long and wide. The male (pollen) cones are globose, 3-4 mm diameter.It is grown as an
ornamental plant in southern China and occasionally elsewhere.References
* Listed as Endangered (EN A1c v2.3)
External links
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200005493 Flora of China]
* [http://www.pinetum.org/sp/PTchienii.htm Arboretum de Villardebelle: photos of young cultivated plant]
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