Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Syn.: C. drupacea var sinensis Rehder & Wilson 1914; C. harringtonia var. sinensis (Rehder & Wilson) Rehder 1941; C. latifolia (K.M. Feng) L.K. Fu 1984 (1).Description
Medium-sized, open, rounded shrub to 3.5 m tall. Needles about 5 cm long, 3 mm wide (2).Range
China: from E, W to Sichuan and Yunnan, N to Henan (1). It is widespread, thus relatively little threatened, growing primarily in woodlands and thickets on carbonate substrates. USDA Zone 6 and warmer (2).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
First introduced to the West by Wilson, ca. 1916 (2).Citations
(1) Farjon 1998.(2) Kim E. Tripp. 1995. Cephalotaxus: the plum yews. Arnoldia 55(1): 24-39.
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Last modified on 24-May-1999