| Taxus chinensis | |
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| Morton Arboretum Acc. 1378-56-2 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Taxaceae |
| Genus: | Taxus |
| Species: | T. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Taxus chinensis | |
| Subspecies | |
| Taxus chinensis var. mairei | |
Taxus chinensis is a species of yew. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana.
Taxifolin can be found in Taxus chinensis var. mairei.[2]
This plant is used against cancer.[3] Paclitaxel or Taxol can be produced. The tree can also be used in many other ways and is under special protection of national and international laws.
References
- ^ Conifer Specialist Group (2013). "Taxus chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
- ^ Chemistry of Chinese yew, Taxus chinensis var. mairei. Cunfang Li, Changhong Huo , Manli Zhang, Qingwen Shi, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, Volume 36, Issue 4, April 2008, Pages 266–282, doi:10.1016/j.bse.2007.08.002
- ^ "紅豆杉 Hongdoushan_School of Chinese Medicine".