Taxus mairei

Taxus mairei
	Leaves
	Trunk
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Cupressales
Family:	Taxaceae
Genus:	Taxus
Species:	T. mairei
Binomial name
	Taxus mairei; (Lemée & H.Lév.) S.Y.Hu
Synonyms
	List Taxus kingstonii Spjut; Taxus mairei var. speciosa (Florin) Spjut; Taxus speciosa Florin; Taxus sumatrana subsp. mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) Silba; Taxus wallichiana var. mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) L.K.Fu & Nan Li; Tsuga mairei Lemée & H.Lév.; ;

Taxus mairei, Maire's yew, is a species of conifer in the yew family Taxaceae, native to Nepal, Assam, central and southern China, Hainan, Taiwan and Vietnam.^[2] It is extensively harvested for its paclitaxel (taxol) content in China.^[3]

References

^ Yang, Y.; Christian, T.; Li, N. (2013). "Maire's Yew Taxus mairei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T191659A1991533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T191659A1991533.en. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Taxus mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) S.Y.Hu". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ Li, Lingyu; Chen, Yiming; Ma, Yingli; Wang, Zhong; Wang, Tao; Xie, Yinfeng (2021). "Optimization of Taxol Extraction Process Using Response Surface Methodology and Investigation of Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Taxol in Taxus mairei". Molecules. 26 (18): 5485. doi:10.3390/molecules26185485. PMC 8467179. PMID 34576955.

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[1] Yang, Y.; Christian, T.; Li, N. (2013). "Maire's Yew Taxus mairei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T191659A1991533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T191659A1991533.en. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[828365-1-2] "Taxus mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) S.Y.Hu". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[1_of_1890_Google_Scholar_results-3] Li, Lingyu; Chen, Yiming; Ma, Yingli; Wang, Zhong; Wang, Tao; Xie, Yinfeng (2021). "Optimization of Taxol Extraction Process Using Response Surface Methodology and Investigation of Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Taxol in Taxus mairei". Molecules. 26 (18): 5485. doi:10.3390/molecules26185485. PMC 8467179. PMID 34576955.

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