Taxaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cephalotaxus fortunei

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cephalotaxus fortunei is an evergreen shrub or a tree with an open, loosely rounded crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall. The plant is usually multi-stemmed, the bole can be 30cm or more in diameter[ 329 Title The Gymnosperm Database Publication Author Website http://www.conifers.org/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms. , 1193 Title A taxonomic revision of the genus Cephalotaxus (Taxaceae) Publication Phytotaxa 84 (1); 1-24 Author Xue-Dong Lang; Jian-Rong Su; Shu-Gang Lu & Zhi-Jun Zhang Website http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.84.1.1 Publisher Magnolia Press Year 2013 ISBN 1179-3163 Description A review of the genus Cephalotaxus. It can be downloaded from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of oil. Its foliage is harvested commercially as the souce of compounds used to make anticancer drugs. The plant is grown as an ornamental, where different cultivars can be used as a hedge or ground cover. A very widespread and common species with no major threats. It regenerates well in secondary and disturbed forest. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China, northern Myanmar

HabitatAn understorey tree or shrub in broad-leaved forests, mixed conifer-broad-leaved forests and in coniferous forests; also common as a shrub or small tree in open thickets and on roadsides in secondary vegetation; at elevations from 200 - 3,700 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].