East Himalayan Yew
Taxus wallichiana Zucc.
Taxus wallichiana, known as the East Himalayan Yew, is a yew species native to the Himalaya and parts of south-east Asia. It is classified as endangered by the IUCN.
Description
Taxus wallichiana belongs to the Taxaceae family and is found in regions including China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tibet, and Vietnam. The species has traditional medicinal uses and was first described in 1843 by Zucc.
Other common names
East Himalayan YewHimalayan Yew
Distribution
Global · China South-Central · East Himalaya · Laos · Myanmar · Nepal · Philippines · Sulawesi · Sumatera · Tibet · Vietnam
Synonyms
Taxus nuciferaTaxus orientalisTaxus yunnanensisTaxus wallichiana var. yunnanensisTaxus chinensis var. yunnanensisTaxus contorta var. mucronataTaxus suffnesiiTaxus baccata subsp. wallichianaTaxus wallichiana subsp. yunnanensisTaxus wallichiana var. wallichianaTaxus baccata var. wallichiana
