Cephalotaxus hainanensis

Cephalotaxus hainanensis
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Cephalotaxaceae
Genus:	Cephalotaxus
Species:	C. hainanensis
Binomial name
Cephalotaxus hainanensis H.L.Li

Cephalotaxus hainanensis is a species of plum-yew confined to the island of Hainan, southern China. Cephalotaxus hainanensis has antileukemia activity and is widely used in China.^[2]

References

1. ^ Conifer Specialist Group 1998 (2006). Cephalotaxus hainanensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 June 2007.
2. ^ Han R., "Highlight on the studies of anticancer drugs derived from plants in China" Stem Cells 1994 12:1 (53-63)