Taxaceae
Taxus

Taxus floridana Nutt. ex Chapm.

First published in Fl. S. U.S.: 436 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Florida (along the Apalachicola River), Mexico (Nuevo León to NW. Veracruz). It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Florida, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Villareal Q., J.Á. & Estrada C., E. (2012). Flora de Veracruz 155: 1-8. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz. [Cited as Taxus globosa var. floridana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Villareal Q., J.Á. & Estrada C., E. (2012). Flora de Veracruz 155: 1-8. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2008 Mohn, [?] [s.n.] United States K000553073 No
Jun 1, 2008 Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K000553069 No
Jun 1, 2006 Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K000553068 No
Small, J.K. [11032A] United States K000553070 No
Blanton, F.S. [7050] United States K000553072 No
Curtiss, A.H. [2674] United States K000553071 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Wood Anatomy Microscope Slides

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/