Class Pinopsida Family Cephalotaxaceae | Division Pinophyta Order Pinales Genus Cephalotaxus Rank Species | |
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Similar Cephalotaxaceae, Cephalotaxus, Torreya nucifera, Cephalotaxus sinensis, Cephalotaxus harringtonii |
Cephalotaxus koreana, commonly called the Korean plum yew, is a coniferous shub or small tree in the plum yew family. It is native to Korea, Japan and northeast China. Some botanists consider it synonymous with C. harringtonia.
C. koreana contains catechin-7-O-glucoside.
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Cephalotaxus koreana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA