Cephalotaxus

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Cephalotaxus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous shrubs and trees, commonly known as plum yews, native to East Asia and valued for their ornamental foliage and shade tolerance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conifer genus
plant genus
barkType brown bark
class Pinopsida
climatePreference temperate
commonName plum yews
discoveredBy Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
division Pinophyta
evergreen true
family Cephalotaxaceae
firstDescriptionYear 1897
growthForm evergreen shrub
evergreen tree
hasSpecies Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cephalotaxus fortunei

Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cephalotaxus harringtonii

Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cephalotaxus koreana

Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cephalotaxus mannii

Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cephalotaxus oliveri

Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cephalotaxus sinensis
introducedAs ornamental plant
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement spiral on the shoot but appearing in two ranks
leafPersistence evergreen
leafType needle-like leaves
nativeTo China
East Asia
Japan
Korea
Myanmar
northeastern India
northern Vietnam
order Pinales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination wind-pollinated
reproductiveType dioecious
seedType fleshy aril-like seed coat
shadeTolerance high
similarTo Taxus
taxonRank genus
tolerates pruning
urban conditions
usedIn landscape planting
shade gardens
valuedFor ornamental foliage
shade tolerance
woodType softwood

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Cephalotaxaceae genus Cephalotaxus
Cephalotaxaceae hasMember Cephalotaxus
this entity surface form: Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Cephalotaxaceae hasMember Cephalotaxus
this entity surface form: Cephalotaxus fortunei
Cephalotaxaceae hasMember Cephalotaxus
this entity surface form: Cephalotaxus koreana
Cephalotaxaceae hasMember Cephalotaxus
this entity surface form: Cephalotaxus oliveri
Cephalotaxaceae hasMember Cephalotaxus
this entity surface form: Cephalotaxus wilsoniana
Cephalotaxaceae namedAfter Cephalotaxus
Taxales hasRepresentativeGenus Cephalotaxus
Cephalotaxus hasSpecies Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cephalotaxus harringtonii
Cephalotaxus hasSpecies Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cephalotaxus fortunei
Cephalotaxus hasSpecies Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cephalotaxus koreana
Cephalotaxus hasSpecies Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cephalotaxus oliveri
Cephalotaxus hasSpecies Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cephalotaxus sinensis
Cephalotaxus hasSpecies Cephalotaxus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cephalotaxus mannii