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Taxon:
Taxus baccata
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Taxus
Family:
Taxaceae
Nomen number:
80070
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1040. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
11/09/1999
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Taxus baccata
L. subsp.
baccata
Taxus baccata
L. var.
baccata
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Taxus baccata
L. var.
aurea
Carrière
Taxus baccata
L. var.
fastigiata
(Lindl.) Loudon
Taxus baccata
L. var.
fastigiata-aurea
Sénéclauze
Taxus baccata
L. var.
washingtonii
(R. Sm.) Beissn.
Taxus canadensis
Marshall var.
washingtonii
R. Sm.
Taxus fastigiata
Lindl.
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Reference(s)
Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds.
Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/related/Taxus_baccata/
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
Cannon, J. & M. Cannon.
1994. Dye plants and dyeing The Herbert Press & The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson.
1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Note:
poisonous
Cope, E. A.
1998. Taxaceae: the genera and cultivated species. Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 64:307.
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Encke, F. et al.
1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
Farjon, A.
1998. World checklist and bibliography of conifers
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Taxus+baccata&quantity=1
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Note:
= subsp.
wallichiana
(Zucc.) Pilg.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening 4:438.
Jalas, J. & J. Suominen.
1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Laasimer, L. et al., eds.
1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Note:
poisonous
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Munro, D. B.
Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/pp/poison?p_x=px
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehder, A.
1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
English yew –
Reference(s)
European yew –
Reference(s)
yew –
Reference(s)
German
Eibe –
Reference(s)
Swedish
idegran –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Russian
tiss âgodnyj –
Reference(s)
tiss evropejskij –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Azores
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Armenia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Azerbaijan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Georgia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
Ciscaucasia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Estonia
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Latvia
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Lithuania
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
Krym
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Austria
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Belgium
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Germany
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Hungary
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Poland
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Slovakia
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Switzerland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Denmark
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Finland
s.w.
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Ireland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Norway
s.
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Sweden
s.
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
United Kingdom
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Croatia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
North Macedonia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Romania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Serbia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Slovenia
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
incl. Corsica
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
n.
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
incl. Baleares
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Portugal
[Azores]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Morocco
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Iran
,
Turkey
CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
[Ciscaucasia],
Armenia
,
Azerbaijan
,
Georgia
Europe
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark
,
Finland
(s.w.),
United Kingdom
,
Ireland
,
Norway
(s.),
Sweden
(s.)
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria
,
Belgium
,
Switzerland
,
Germany
,
Hungary
,
Poland
,
Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE:
Estonia
,
Lithuania
,
Latvia
,
Ukraine
[Krym]
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania
,
Bulgaria
,
Greece
,
Croatia
,
Italy
(incl. Sardinia, Sicily),
North Macedonia
,
Romania
,
Serbia
,
Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
(incl. Baleares),
France
(incl. Corsica),
Portugal
(n.)
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening 4:438.
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson.
1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Note:
poisonous
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Note:
poisonous
Name
References