Torreya jackii

Taxaceae Torreya jackii Chun

Etymology
Torreya refers to American botanist John Torrey.
jackii refers to the American botanist W. Jack.

Colloquial Name
Jack’s nutmeg tree

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
3, 36, CHS, CHS-FJ, CHS-JX, CHS-ZJ

Habitat
The natural habitats for Torreya jackii are subtropical/tropical moist lowland forests, temperate forests. The natural elevation is unknown. There are no conifers associated with Torreya jackii that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Torreya jackii 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 Torreya jackii is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Torreya jackii and they are listed as follows:

• 1 Habitat Loss & Degradation
  • 1.1 Agriculture & Forestry
  • 1.2 Urban & Infrastructure Development
• 2 Overexploitation & Resource Use
  • 2.1 Logging & Wood Harvesting

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

Torreya jackii is also placed under Taxaceae.