Cephalotaxus latifolia

Cephalotaxaceae Cephalotaxus latifolia W. C. Cheng & L.K. Fu ex L.K. Fu & R.R. Mill

Etymology
Cephalotaxus refers to ‘head’ taxus; referring to the seed cone structure and its similarity to taxus.
latifolia refers to ‘broad leaves’; indicating its leaves are wide compared to other Cephalotaxus species.

Colloquial Name
Broad-leaved plum yew

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHS, CHS-GD, CHS-GX, CHS-HN, CHS-JX

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cephalotaxus latifolia are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests, temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2400 up to 2400 metres. There are no conifers associated with Cephalotaxus latifolia that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Cephalotaxus latifolia is hardy to USDA Zone 7 (estimated), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -17.8C (0F) to -12.2C (10F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Cephalotaxus latifolia is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Cephalotaxus latifolia and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.2 Biological Resource Use

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

Cephalotaxus latifolia 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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