Taxaceae

Taxus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1040 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is N. America to Guatemala, Azores, Temp. Eurasia to Malesia.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Finland, Florida, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hainan, Honduras, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kentucky, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Laos, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Madeira

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2008 Ching, R.C. [1676] China K000553013 No
May 1, 2008 Law, Y.W. [65] China K000552997 No
May 1, 2008 Fang, W.P. [5811] China K000552994 No
May 1, 2008 Chung, H.H. [2865] China K000553015 No
May 1, 2008 Chow, K.S. [80325] China K000552996 No
May 1, 2008 Laubenfels, D.J., de [P670] Taiwan K000553005 No
May 1, 2008 Simmons, J.B. [SICH625] China K000553011 No
May 1, 2008 Sino-British Exped. Cangshan [227] China K000553002 No
May 1, 2008 Wilson, E.H. [1265] China K000552993 No
May 1, 2008 Farges, P.G. [s.n.] China K000552998 No
May 1, 2008 Steward, A.N. [328] China K000553001 No
May 1, 2008 Ching, R.C. [3168] China K000553000 No
May 1, 2008 Ching, R.C. [3264] China K000553012 No
May 1, 2008 Forrest, G. [15945] China K000553006 No
May 1, 2008 Liu, Z.Y. [12784] China K000553009 No
May 1, 2008 Price, W.R. [1258b] China K000553010 No
May 1, 2008 Fang, W.P. [3461] China K000553014 No
May 1, 2008 Laubenfels, D.J., de [P671] Taiwan K000553003 No
May 1, 2008 Tsang, W.T. [20694] China K000552999 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6053] K001122900 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • 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.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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/