 A. argotaenia A. formosana |
Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Two (this treatment) to four species.Description
"Evergreen, dioecious shrubs or small trees, allied to Cephalotaxus, differing from it in male catkins which are thin, pendent and in groups (2-4 together) and in solitary ovules. Shoots opposite. Needles opposite, leathery, acuminate, with 2 bluish stomata bands on the lower surface. Fruit drupe-like, reddish, aril not entirely enclosing the seed, but open at the apex" (1).Range
China and Taiwan (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) Vidakovic 1991.[Amentotaxus] [Taxaceae] [home]
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Last modified on 18-Jan-1999