Taxus chinensis

Taxus chinensis
	Morton Arboretum Acc. 1378-56-2
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Cupressales
Family:	Taxaceae
Genus:	Taxus
Species:	T. chinensis
Binomial name
	Taxus chinensis; (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Rehder
Subspecies
	Taxus chinensis var. mairei

Taxus chinensis is a species of yew. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana.

This plant is used to produce medicines for cancer treatment,^[3]^[4] including Paclitaxel^[5] and Taxifolin (found in Taxus chinensis var. mairei).^[6] It can also be used in many other ways and is protected in various ways under Chinese and international law.^[4]^[7] This protection is in place due to the species' importance to cancer treatment, and its susceptibility to anthropomorphic disturbance. Currently, the species is suffering the consequences of its economic and scientific exploitation for the production of the aforementioned anticancer drugs.^[8]^[9]

References[edit]

^ Thomas, P.; Li, N.; Christian, T. (2013). "Taxus chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42548A2987120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42548A2987120.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ "藥用植物圖像數據庫 - 紅豆杉 Hongdoushan". 藥用植物圖像數據庫.
^ ^a ^b "Taxus chinensis (Chinese Yew)". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. North Carolina State University. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
^ Pyo, Sang-Hyun; Park, Heung-Bok; Song, Bong-Kyu; Han, Byung-Hee; Kim, Jin-Hyun (2004). "A large-scale purification of paclitaxel from cell cultures of Taxus chinensis". Process Biochemistry. 39 (12): 1985–1991. doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2003.09.028.
^ Li, Cunfang; Huo, Changhong; Zhang, Manli; Shi, Qingwen (2008). "Chemistry of Chinese yew, Taxus chinensis var. mairei". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 36 (4): 266–282. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2007.08.002.
^ Zhang, Jin-Tun; Ru, Wenming (2010). "Population characteristics of endangered species Taxus chinensis var. mairei and its conservation strategy in Shanxi, China". Population Ecology. 52 (3): 407–416. Bibcode:2010PopEc..52..407Z. doi:10.1007/s10144-009-0192-y. ISSN 1438-3896. S2CID 24740840.
^ Vu, Dinh Duy; Bui, Thi Tuyet Xuan; Nguyen, Minh Tam; Vu, Dinh Giap; Nguyen, Minh Duc; Bui, Van Thang; Huang, Xiaohua; Zhang, Yi (2017-03-01). "Genetic diversity in two threatened species in Vietnam: Taxus chinensis and Taxus wallichiana". Journal of Forestry Research. 28 (2): 265–272. doi:10.1007/s11676-016-0323-1. ISSN 1993-0607. S2CID 255350116.
^ Liao, Weifang; Zhao, Shengying; Zhang, Meng; Dong, Kaige; Chen, Ying; Fu, Chunhua; Yu, Longjiang (2017). "Transcriptome Assembly and Systematic Identification of Novel Cytochrome P450s in Taxus chinensis". Frontiers in Plant Science. 8: 1468. doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.01468. ISSN 1664-462X. PMC 5572210. PMID 28878800.

External links[edit]

Taxus chinensis / Chinese yew at the American Conifer Society

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[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] Thomas, P.; Li, N.; Christian, T. (2013). "Taxus chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42548A2987120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42548A2987120.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[3] "藥用植物圖像數據庫 - 紅豆杉 Hongdoushan". 藥用植物圖像數據庫.

[:0-4] "Taxus chinensis (Chinese Yew)". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. North Carolina State University. Retrieved 2022-07-20.

[5] Pyo, Sang-Hyun; Park, Heung-Bok; Song, Bong-Kyu; Han, Byung-Hee; Kim, Jin-Hyun (2004). "A large-scale purification of paclitaxel from cell cultures of Taxus chinensis". Process Biochemistry. 39 (12): 1985–1991. doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2003.09.028.

[6] Li, Cunfang; Huo, Changhong; Zhang, Manli; Shi, Qingwen (2008). "Chemistry of Chinese yew, Taxus chinensis var. mairei". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 36 (4): 266–282. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2007.08.002.

[7] Zhang, Jin-Tun; Ru, Wenming (2010). "Population characteristics of endangered species Taxus chinensis var. mairei and its conservation strategy in Shanxi, China". Population Ecology. 52 (3): 407–416. Bibcode:2010PopEc..52..407Z. doi:10.1007/s10144-009-0192-y. ISSN 1438-3896. S2CID 24740840.

[8] Vu, Dinh Duy; Bui, Thi Tuyet Xuan; Nguyen, Minh Tam; Vu, Dinh Giap; Nguyen, Minh Duc; Bui, Van Thang; Huang, Xiaohua; Zhang, Yi (2017-03-01). "Genetic diversity in two threatened species in Vietnam: Taxus chinensis and Taxus wallichiana". Journal of Forestry Research. 28 (2): 265–272. doi:10.1007/s11676-016-0323-1. ISSN 1993-0607. S2CID 255350116.

[9] Liao, Weifang; Zhao, Shengying; Zhang, Meng; Dong, Kaige; Chen, Ying; Fu, Chunhua; Yu, Longjiang (2017). "Transcriptome Assembly and Systematic Identification of Novel Cytochrome P450s in Taxus chinensis". Frontiers in Plant Science. 8: 1468. doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.01468. ISSN 1664-462X. PMC 5572210. PMID 28878800.

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