Cephalotaxus sinensis

Cephalotaxaceae Cephalotaxus sinensis (Rehd. & E.H. Wilson) H.L. Li

Etymology
Cephalotaxus refers to ‘head’ taxus; referring to the seed cone structure and its similarity to taxus.
sinensis refers to China; indicating its natural habitat.

Colloquial Name
Chinese plum yew

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHH, CHN, CHN-SA, CHS, CHS-AH, CHS-FJ, CHS-GD, CHS-GX, CHS-HE, CHS-HK, CHS-HN, CHS-JS, CHS-JX, CHS-ZJ

Habitat
The natural habitats for Cephalotaxus sinensis are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 3200 up to 3200 metres. Other conifers associated with Cephalotaxus sinensis are:

USDA Hardiness zone – 7
Cephalotaxus sinensis 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 sinensis is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Cephalotaxus sinensis and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Cephalotaxus sinensis has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.

Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Cephalotaxus sinensis is Cephalotaxus. The coordinate taxa for Cephalotaxus sinensis are therefore:

Cephalotaxus sinensis 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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