Misplaced Pages

Taxus mairei

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Taxus kingstonii) Species of plant in the family Taxaceae

Taxus mairei
Leaves
Trunk
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Species: T. mairei
Binomial name
Taxus mairei
(Lemée & H.Lév.) S.Y.Hu
Synonyms
List
    • Taxus kingstonii Spjut
    • Taxus mairei var. speciosa (Florin) Spjut
    • Taxus speciosa Florin
    • Taxus sumatrana subsp. mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) Silba
    • Taxus wallichiana var. mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) L.K.Fu & Nan Li
    • Tsuga mairei Lemée & H.Lév.

Taxus mairei, Maire's yew, is a species of conifer in the yew family Taxaceae, native to Nepal, Assam, central and southern China, Hainan, Taiwan and Vietnam. It is extensively harvested for its paclitaxel (taxol) content in China.

References

  1. Yang, Y.; Christian, T.; Li, N. (2013). "Maire's Yew Taxus mairei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T191659A1991533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T191659A1991533.en. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Taxus mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) S.Y.Hu". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. Li, Lingyu; Chen, Yiming; Ma, Yingli; Wang, Zhong; Wang, Tao; Xie, Yinfeng (2021). "Optimization of Taxol Extraction Process Using Response Surface Methodology and Investigation of Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Taxol in Taxus mairei". Molecules. 26 (18): 5485. doi:10.3390/molecules26185485. PMC 8467179. PMID 34576955.
Taxon identifiers
Taxus mairei


Stub icon

This conifer-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: