Taxus cuspidata var. nana

Taxaceae Taxus cuspidata var. nana Rehder

Etymology
Taxus refers to the Latin name for yews.
cuspidata refers to ‘cusped’; indicating its needles have a small tip.
nana refers to ‘small’; indicating the small growth habit.

Colloquial Name
Dwarf yew

Subordinate Taxa
There exist 2 subordinate taxa for Taxus cuspidata:

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 31, PRM, SAK, 38, JAP, JAP-HN

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

USDA Hardiness zone – 6
Taxus cuspidata var. nana 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. nana is unknown. There are ongoing threats for Taxus cuspidata var. nana and they are listed as follows:

• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Taxus cuspidata var. nana 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 cuspidata var. nana is also placed under Taxaceae.