Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina

Cephalotaxaceae Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina H.L.Li

Etymology
Cephalotaxus refers to ‘head’ taxus; referring to the seed cone structure and its similarity to taxus.
fortunei refers to R. Fortune, who introduced it.
alpina refers to ‘from the mountains’; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Alpine Fortune’s plum yew

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Cephalotaxus fortunei:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHN, CHN-GS

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3600 up to 3600 metres. Other conifers associated with Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina is stable. There are no known threats for Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina.

IUCN Category – NT
According to the IUCN Red List, Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina 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 Cephalotaxus fortunei is Cephalotaxus. The coordinate taxa for Cephalotaxus fortunei are therefore:

Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina 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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