Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia

Taxaceae Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia K.M.Lan & F.H.Zhang

Etymology
Amentotaxus refers to ‘catkin’ taxus; indicating the nature of its pollen cones and its similarity to taxus.
argotaenia refers to ‘silver ribbon’; indicating its two stomatal bands.
brevifolia refers to ‘short leaves’; indicating it has smaller leaves than its counterpart var. argotaenia.

Colloquial Name
Small-leaf catkin yew (unofficial)

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Amentotaxus argotaenia:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-GZ

Habitat
The natural habitats for Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1050 up to 1050 metres. There are no conifers associated with Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia is hardy to USDA Zone 9 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -6.7C (20F) to -1.1C (30F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry

IUCN Category – CR
According to the IUCN Red List, Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia has been assigned the status of CR(Critically Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Critically endangered and is on the brink of being extinct in the wild.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Amentotaxus argotaenia is Amentotaxus. The coordinate taxa for Amentotaxus argotaenia are therefore:

Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia is also placed under Taxaceae.

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