Taxus chinensis

Taxaceae Taxus chinensis (Pilg.) Rehd.

Etymology
Taxus refers to the Latin name for yews.
chinensis refers to China; indicating its habitat.

Colloquial Name
Chinese yew

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHC, CHC-CQ, CHC-GZ, CHC-HU, CHC-SC, CHC-YN, CHN, CHN-GS, CHN-SA, CHS, CHS-AH, CHS-FJ, CHS-GX, CHS-HN, CHS-ZJ, 4, 41, VIE

Habitat
The natural habitats for Taxus chinensis are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Taxus chinensis that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Taxus chinensis is hardy to USDA Zone 6 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -23.3C (-10F) to -17.8C (0F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Taxus chinensis is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Taxus chinensis 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 – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Taxus chinensis 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 Taxus chinensis is Taxus. The coordinate taxa for Taxus chinensis are therefore:

Taxus chinensis is also placed under Taxaceae.