Amentotaxus yunnanensis

Taxaceae Amentotaxus yunnanensis H.L. Li

Etymology
Amentotaxus refers to ‘catkin’ taxus; indicating the nature of its pollen cones and its similarity to taxus.
yunnanensis refers to Yunnan, where it was first described.

Colloquial Name
Yunnan catkin yew

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-GZ, CHC-YN, 4, 41, LAO, VIE

Habitat
The natural habitats for Amentotaxus yunnanensis are subtropical/tropical dry forests, subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1600 up to 1600 metres. Other conifers associated with Amentotaxus yunnanensis are:

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

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Amentotaxus yunnanensis has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.

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

Amentotaxus yunnanensis is also placed under Taxaceae.

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