Taxus globosa

Taxaceae Taxus globosa Schltdl.

Etymology
Taxus refers to the Latin name for yews.
globosa refers to ’round’; indicating the shape of its seeds.

Colloquial Name
Mesoamerican yew, Mexican yew

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
7, 79, MXC, MXC-DF, MXC-ME, MXC-MO, MXC-PU, MXC-TL, MXE, MXE-HI, MXE-NL, MXE-TA, MXG, MXG-VC, MXS, MXS-CL, MXS-GR, MXS-JA, MXS-MI, MXS-NA, MXS-OA, MXT, MXT-CI, 8, 80, ELS, HON, GUA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Taxus globosa are subtropical/tropical moist montane forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Taxus globosa that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Taxus globosa is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Taxus globosa is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Taxus globosa and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry

IUCN Category – EN
According to the IUCN Red List, Taxus globosa 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 globosa is Taxus. The coordinate taxa for Taxus globosa are therefore:

Taxus globosa is also placed under Taxaceae.