Taxaceae S.F. Gray. Yew Family.
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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