Cephalotaxus mannii

Cephalotaxaceae Cephalotaxus mannii Hook. f.

Etymology
Cephalotaxus refers to ‘head’ taxus; referring to the seed cone structure and its similarity to taxus.
mannii refers to the plant collector G. Mann.

Colloquial Name
Mann’s plum yew

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-YN, CHH, CHS, CHS-GD, CHS-GX, CHT, 4, 40, ASS, ASS-MA, ASS-ME, ASS-MI, ASS-NA, EHM, EHM-AP, 41, LAO, MYA, THA, VIE

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cephalotaxus mannii are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 2000 up to 2000 metres. Other conifers associated with Cephalotaxus mannii are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 9
Cephalotaxus mannii 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 Cephalotaxus mannii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Cephalotaxus mannii 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

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

Cephalotaxus mannii 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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