Taxus contorta

Taxus contorta commonly known as the west Himalayan yew is a species of tree in the genus Taxus. It lives in temperate forests of Afghanistan Northern India, Tibet and Pakistan.[1] It is commonly traded as timber for house construction and furniture. Taxus fuana is sometimes considered a synonym for T. contorta.[2]

Taxus contorta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Species:
T. contorta
Binomial name
Taxus contorta

References

  1. "Taxus contorta (West Himalayan Yew)". iucnredlist.org.
  2. Thomas, P. 2011. Taxus contorta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 04 September 2015.
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