Genus Taxus L.


Summary
Genus number:
11900
Last updated:
27 December 2005
Family:
Taxaceae
Common name(s):

yew
Accession count:

93 (45  active, 6  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms

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Embryo drawing

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References:
  1. Cope, E. A. 1998. Taxaceae: the genera and cultivated species. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 64:291-322.
  2. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  3. Li, J. et al. 2001. Phylogeny and biogeography of Taxus (Taxaceae) inferred from sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Harvard Pap. Bot. 6:267-274.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=11900. Accessed 11 May 2026.