Cephalotaxaceae
E56178
Cephalotaxaceae is a small family of coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as plum yews, native to East Asia and valued for their ornamental foliage and, in some species, medicinal alkaloids.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amentotaxus | 1 |
| Pseudotaxus | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| barkType | brown bark ⓘ |
| class | Pinopsida ⓘ |
| climatePreference | temperate ⓘ |
| commonName | plum yews ⓘ |
| distributionRegion | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| division | Pinophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
ornamental plant
ⓘ
source of medicinal compounds ⓘ |
| fruitType | aril-like seed covering ⓘ |
| genus | Cephalotaxus ⓘ |
| habitat | forest understory ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
long, narrow leaves
ⓘ
slow-growing ⓘ yew-like appearance ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Cephalotaxus
ⓘ
surface form:
Cephalotaxus fortunei
Cephalotaxus ⓘ
surface form:
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Cephalotaxus ⓘ
surface form:
Cephalotaxus koreana
Cephalotaxus ⓘ
surface form:
Cephalotaxus oliveri
Cephalotaxus sinensis ⓘ Cephalotaxus ⓘ
surface form:
Cephalotaxus wilsoniana
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | spiral ⓘ |
| leafShape | linear ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cephalotaxus ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Korea
|
| order |
Cupressales
ⓘ
Taxales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylum |
Pinophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Coniferophyta
|
| plantType |
coniferous shrub
ⓘ
coniferous tree ⓘ |
| produces |
alkaloids
ⓘ
cephalotaxine alkaloids ⓘ |
| reproduction |
dioecious
ⓘ
gymnosperm ⓘ |
| seedType | naked seeds ⓘ |
| shadeTolerance | shade tolerant ⓘ |
| similarTo | Taxaceae ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| usedFor | anticancer drug precursors ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pseudotaxus
this entity surface form:
Amentotaxus