Taxaceae Taxus cuspidata var. cuspidata Siebold & Zucc.
Etymology
Taxus refers to the Latin name for yews.
cuspidata refers to ‘cusped’; indicating its needles have a small tip.
Colloquial Name
Japanese yew
Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Taxus cuspidata:
Distribution
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TDWG Codes
3, 31, KUR, PRM, SAK, 36, CHM, CHM-HJ, CHM-JL, CHM-LN, CHN, CHN-SA, 38, JAP, JAP-HK, JAP-HN, JAP-KY, JAP-SH, KOR, KOR-NK, KOR-SK
Habitat
The natural habitats for Taxus cuspidata var. cuspidata are temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Taxus cuspidata var. cuspidata that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Taxus cuspidata var. cuspidata 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 cuspidata var. cuspidata is stable. There are ongoing threats for Taxus cuspidata var. cuspidata and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Taxus cuspidata var. cuspidata 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 Taxus cuspidata is Taxus. The coordinate taxa for Taxus cuspidata are therefore:
- Taxus baccata
- Taxus brevifolia
- Taxus canadensis
- Taxus chinensis
- Taxus contorta
- Taxus floridana
- Taxus globosa
- Taxus mairei
- Taxus wallichiana
- Taxus x hunnewelliana
- Taxus x media
Taxus cuspidata var. cuspidata is also placed under Taxaceae.
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