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Taxaceae S.F. Gray. Yew Family.

Key to Taxaceae

A family of about 3 genera and ca. 15 species, shrubs and trees, of isolated regions of the Northern Hemisphere and New Caledonia. The placement of Torreya in Taxacaeae or Cephalotaxaceae has been uncertain and controversial; Ji et al. (2021) more definitively place Torreya in Taxaceae, and estimate the divergence time of Taxaceae and Cephalotaxaceae at ca. 164 MY.

Ref: Ghimire & Heo (2014); Hils (1993) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993b); Ji et al. (2021); Page In Kramer & Green (1990); Price (1990a); Tripp (1995). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Taxus floridana, Garden of Eden Trail, The Nature Conservancy, Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve, Liberty County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler | Taxus floridana source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Taxus floridana, originally from Torreya State Park, Florida, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Fulton County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Taxus source | Original Image ⭷

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