Amentotaxus formosana
Amentotaxus formosana | |
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A. formosana underside of foliage showing stomata, Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Taxaceae |
Genus: | Amentotaxus |
Species: | A. formosana |
Binomial name | |
Amentotaxus formosana H.L. Li | |
Taiwan Catkin Yew, Amentotaxus formosana, is a species of conifer in the Taxaceae family. It is a small tree to 10 m (33 ft) tall, with a slender trunk.[2] It was previously recognised as a variant of Amentotaxus argotaenia.[1]
Amentotaxus formosana is found only in Taiwan where it only occurs in four localities of cloud forest in the Hengchun Peninsula, in the extreme south of the island.[1] IUCN considers A. formosana as critically endangered because of its populations are small and threatened by habitat loss.[1] The populations are characterized by very low levels of genetic diversity.[3]
The wood is used for making furniture and handicrafts, etc., and the species is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental tree.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Thomas, P. (2010). "Amentotaxus formosana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- 1 2 Liguo Fu; Nan Li & Robert R. Mill. "Amentotaxus formosana". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ Wang, C. T.; Wang, W. Y.; Chiang, C. H.; Wang, Y. N.; Lin, T. P. (1996). "Low genetic variation in Amentotaxus formosana Li revealed by isozyme analysis and random amplified polymorphic DNA markers". Heredity. 77 (4): 388–395. doi:10.1038/hdy.1996.158.
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