Cephalotaxus hainanensis

Cephalotaxaceae Cephalotaxus hainanensis H.L. Li

Etymology
Cephalotaxus refers to ‘head’ taxus; referring to the seed cone structure and its similarity to taxus.
hainanensis refers to the Chinese Island of Hainan, where it is found.

Colloquial Name
Hainan plum yew

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHH

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cephalotaxus hainanensis are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 1700 metres. There are no conifers associated with Cephalotaxus hainanensis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Cephalotaxus hainanensis 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 Cephalotaxus hainanensis is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Cephalotaxus hainanensis and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.2 Biological Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Cephalotaxus hainanensis has been assigned the status of EN(Endangered). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Endangered and is very much at risk.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Cephalotaxus hainanensis is Cephalotaxus. The coordinate taxa for Cephalotaxus hainanensis are therefore:

Cephalotaxus hainanensis is also placed under Cephalotaxaceae. As Cephalotaxus is the sole genus under Cephalotaxaceae, this family is a monophyletic family. Cephalotaxaceae is found in South and Southeast Asia, with China as its hotspot for Cephalotaxaceae diversity.

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