Amentotaxus formosana underside of foliage showing stomata, Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Gymnospermae
Division:
Pinophyta
Class:
Pinopsida
Order:
Cupressales
Family:
Taxaceae
Genus:
Amentotaxus
Species:
A. formosana
Binomial name
Amentotaxus formosana
H.L. Li
Amentotaxus formosana, the Taiwan catkin yew, is a species of conifer in the family Taxaceae. It is a small tree to 10 m (33 ft) tall, with a slender trunk.[2] It was previously recognised as a variant of Amentotaxus argotaenia.[1]
Amentotaxus formosana is found only in Taiwan where it only occurs in four localities of cloud forest in the Hengchun Peninsula [zh], in the extreme south of the island.[1] IUCN considers A. formosana as critically endangered because of its populations are small and threatened by habitat loss.[1] The populations are characterized by very low levels of genetic diversity.[3]
The wood is used for making furniture and handicrafts, etc., and the species is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental tree.[2]
^ abcdThomas, P. (2013). "Amentotaxus formosana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T31265A2802875. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T31265A2802875.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ abFu, L.; Li, N. & Mill, R.R. "Amentotaxus formosana". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
^Wang, C. T.; Wang, W. Y.; Chiang, C. H.; Wang, Y. N.; Lin, T. P. (1996). "Low genetic variation in Amentotaxus formosana Li revealed by isozyme analysis and random amplified polymorphic DNA markers". Heredity. 77 (4): 388–395. doi:10.1038/hdy.1996.158.
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