Taxonavigation

Familia: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Species: T. baccata – T. brevifolia – T. calcicola – T. canadensis – T. chinensis – T. contorta – T. cuspidata – T. floridana – T. florinii – T. globosa – T. mairei – T. wallichiana
Artificial Nothospecies: T. × hunnewelliana – T. × media
Paleospecies: †T. masonii

Name

Taxus L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1040. 1753, Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 462. 1754.

• Lectotype species (designated by N.L. Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 1: 67. 7 Jun 1913 (ineffective); M.L. Green, Prop. Brit. Bot. 192. Aug 1929): T. baccata L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1040. (1753)

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum, Tomus II: 1040.
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 462.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Taxus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Feb. 15.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Taxus. Published online. Accessed Feb. 15 2017.
• Möller, M., Gao, L.M., Mill, R.R., Liu, J., Zhang, D.Q., Poudel, R.C. & Li, D.Z., 2013. A multidisciplinary approach reveals hidden taxonomic diversity in the morphologically challenging Taxus wallichiana complex. Taxon 62(6): 1161-1177. DOI: 10.12705/626.9 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2017. Taxus . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Feb. 15.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Taxus in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2009 Dec. 11.

Vernacular names

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