Cephalotaxus lanceolata

Cephalotaxaceae Cephalotaxus lanceolata K. M. Feng

Etymology
Cephalotaxus refers to ‘head’ taxus; referring to the seed cone structure and its similarity to taxus.
lanceolata refers to ‘lanceolate’; indicating its leaves are pointy (lance-like).

Colloquial Name
Gongshan plum yew, Yunnan plum yew

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-YN, 4, 41, MYA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cephalotaxus lanceolata are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2000 up to 2000 metres. There are no conifers associated with Cephalotaxus lanceolata that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Cephalotaxus lanceolata 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 Cephalotaxus lanceolata is unknown. Currently, there exist about 2500 mature specimen. There are ongoing threats for Cephalotaxus lanceolata 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 – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Cephalotaxus lanceolata 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 lanceolata is Cephalotaxus. The coordinate taxa for Cephalotaxus lanceolata are therefore:

Cephalotaxus lanceolata 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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