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Taxaceae

Taxaceae
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Paul Rothrock
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Matthew H. Hils in Flora of North America (vol. 2)
Trees or shrubs evergreen, usually neither resinous nor aromatic (sharp- or foul-odored in Torreya ), dioecious or monoecious. Bark scaly or fissured. Lateral branches well developed, similar to leading shoots; twigs terete, not densely clothed by leaves but ± ridged by decurrent leaf bases; longest internodes less than 1 cm; buds ± inconspicuous. Roots fibrous to woody. Leaves (needles) simple, persisting several years, shed singly, alternate [opposite], spirally arranged but often twisted so as to appear 2-ranked, linear to linear-lanceolate, decurrent; resin canals present or absent. Pollen cones maturing and shed annually, solitary or clustered, axillary on year-old branches, globose to ovoid, sporophylls bearing 2--16 microsporangia (pollen sacs); pollen ± spheric, not winged. Seed cones reduced to 1--2 ovules subtended by inconspicuous, decussate bracts, maturing in 1--2 seasons, axillary on year-old branches. Seeds 1 per 'cone,' erect, not winged, hard seed coat partially or wholly surrounded by a juicy, fleshy or leathery aril; cotyledons 2.
Species within inventory project: Arizona Flora
Amentotaxus argotaenia
Media resource of Amentotaxus argotaenia
Amentotaxus formosana
Media resource of Amentotaxus formosana
Amentotaxus hatuyenensis
Media resource of Amentotaxus hatuyenensis
Amentotaxus poilanei
Media resource of Amentotaxus poilanei
Amentotaxus yunnanensis
Media resource of Amentotaxus yunnanensis
Austrotaxus spicata
Media resource of Austrotaxus spicata
Cephalotaxus fortunei
Media resource of Cephalotaxus fortunei
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Media resource of Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Cephalotaxus harringtonii
Media resource of Cephalotaxus harringtonii
Cephalotaxus lanceolata
Media resource of Cephalotaxus lanceolata
Cephalotaxus mannii
Media resource of Cephalotaxus mannii
Cephalotaxus oliveri
Media resource of Cephalotaxus oliveri
Cephalotaxus sinensis
Media resource of Cephalotaxus sinensis
Pseudotaxus chienii
Media resource of Pseudotaxus chienii
Taxus baccata
Media resource of Taxus baccata
Taxus brevifolia
Media resource of Taxus brevifolia
Taxus canadensis
Media resource of Taxus canadensis
Taxus cuspidata
Media resource of Taxus cuspidata
Taxus floridana
Media resource of Taxus floridana
Taxus globosa
Media resource of Taxus globosa
Taxus mairei
Media resource of Taxus mairei
Taxus procumbens
Media resource of Taxus procumbens
Taxus sumatrana
Media resource of Taxus sumatrana
Taxus wallichiana
Media resource of Taxus wallichiana
Taxus x media
Media resource of Taxus x media
Taxus × media
Media resource of Taxus × media
Torreya californica
Media resource of Torreya californica
Torreya fargesii
Media
not available
Torreya grandis
Media resource of Torreya grandis
Torreya jackii
Media resource of Torreya jackii
Torreya nucifera
Media resource of Torreya nucifera
Torreya taxifolia
Media resource of Torreya taxifolia
Tumion taxifolium
Media resource of Tumion taxifolium
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