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Yew

Yew is a common name given to various species of trees.

The name is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Taxus:

  • European yew or common yew (Taxus baccata)
  • Pacific yew or western yew (Taxus brevifolia)
  • Canadian yew (Taxus canadensis)
  • Chinese yew (Taxus chinensis)
  • Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
  • Florida yew (Taxus floridana)
  • Mexican yew (Taxus globosa)
  • Sumatran yew (Taxus sumatrana)
  • Himalayan yew (Taxus wallichiana)
  • Taxus masonii (Eocene fossil yew)
  • The name also is used for any of various coniferous plants in the families Taxaceae and Cephalotaxaceae:

  • White-berry yew (Pseudotaxus chienii)
  • New Caledonian yew or southern yew (Austrotaxus spicata)
  • Catkin-yew (Amentotaxus sp.)
  • Plum-yew (Cephalotaxus sp.)
  • Various coniferous plants in the family Podocarpaceae, which are superficially similar to other yews, are also known by this name:

  • Prince Albert's yew (Saxegothaea conspicua)
  • Plum-yew (Prumnopitys sp.)
  • References

    Yew Wikipedia