Taxus contorta
Appearance
Taxus contorta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Taxaceae |
Genus: | Taxus |
Species: | T. contorta
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Binomial name | |
Taxus contorta |
Taxus contorta commonly known as the west Himalayan yew is a species of tree in the genus Taxus. It lives in temperate forests of Afghanistan Northern India, Tibet and Pakistan.[1]
It is commonly traded as timber for house construction and furniture.
References
- ^ "Taxus contorta (West Himalayan Yew)". iucnredlist.org.