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Taxus chinensis
Taxus chinensis is a species of yew tree from China, grown as an ornamental and valued as a source of anticancer compounds. It is a hardy evergreen conifer that tolerates shade and clipping well.
Taxus chinensis is a species of yew. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana.
The species was first described by Alfred Rehder in 1919 in the Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Before that, the tree was considered a variety of Taxus baccata, T. baccata var. sinensis.
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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.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
