Taxus
Genus of conifers in the yew family Taxaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taxus is a genus of coniferous trees or shrubs known as yews in the family Taxaceae.[1] Yews occur around the globe in temperate zones of the northern hemisphere, northernmost in Norway and southernmost in the South Celebes. Some populations exist in tropical highlands.[2]
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Taxus | |
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Taxus baccata (European yew) shoot with mature and immature cones | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Taxaceae |
Genus: | Taxus L. |
Type species | |
Taxus baccata | |
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The oldest known fossil species are from the Early Cretaceous.[3]