Amentotaxus argotaenia

Taxaceae Amentotaxus argotaenia (Hance) Pilg.

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.

Colloquial Name
Catkin yew

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Amentotaxus argotaenia:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHN, CHN-GS, CHS, CHS-FJ, CHS-GD, CHS-GX, CHS-HK, CHS-HN, CHS-JS, CHS-JX, CHT, 38, TAI, 4, 41, LAO, VIE

Habitat
The natural habitats for Amentotaxus argotaenia are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1800 up to 1800 metres. Other conifers associated with Amentotaxus argotaenia are:

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.2 Biological Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting
• 4 Invasive Species / Pathogens & Genetic Risks
  • 4.1 Invasive Non-Native Species & Diseases

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Amentotaxus argotaenia has been assigned the status of NT(Near Threatened). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not threatened, but is close to having this status.

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

Amentotaxus argotaenia is also placed under Taxaceae.

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