Torreya fargesii var. yunnanensis

Taxaceae Torreya fargesii var. yunnanensis (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) N.Kang

Etymology
Torreya refers to American botanist John Torrey.
fargesii refers to the French plant collector P. G. Farges.
yunnanensis refers to the Chinese Province of Yunnan; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Yunnan nutmeg tree

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Torreya fargesii:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-YN

Habitat
The natural habitats for Torreya fargesii var. yunnanensis are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Torreya fargesii var. yunnanensis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Torreya fargesii var. yunnanensis is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Torreya fargesii var. yunnanensis is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Torreya fargesii var. yunnanensis and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Torreya fargesii var. yunnanensis 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 Torreya fargesii is Torreya. The coordinate taxa for Torreya fargesii are therefore:

Torreya fargesii var. yunnanensis is also placed under Taxaceae.