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Amentotaxus hatuyenensis

Amentotaxus hatuyenensis is a rare conifer shrub or tree in the yew family, endemic to northern Vietnam and known from fewer than 250 mature trees in Hà Giang Province. It is an endangered species grown mainly by specialists and botanic gardens rather than home gardeners.

Family
Taxaceae (Yew family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub, Epiphyte
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral humus-rich mix, as on its natural limestone-influenced forest sites.
Temperature
Suited to subtropical conditions, roughly 10–30 °C; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
N. Vietnam
Climate
subtropical

About

Amentotaxus hatuyenensis is a species of conifer in the yew family, Taxaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to northern Vietnam.

This is an endangered species with a total population of fewer than 250 mature individuals limited to Hà Giang Province in northern Vietnam. They grow in various types of forest on karst formations. They may be found alongside conifers such as Pinus fenzeliana, Tsuga chinensis, Cephalotaxus mannii, Podocarpus neriifolius, Nageia fleuryi, and Podocarpus pilgeri. There are also many epiphytes such as orchids in the habitat.

Other Amentotaxus plants

Catkin Yew · Assam Catkin Yew · Taiwan Catkin Yew · Poilane's Catkin Yew · Yunnan Catkin Yew · Catkin Yews

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amentotaxus hatuyenensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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