Taxus mairei

Taxus mairei, Maire's yew, is a species of conifer in the yew family Taxaceae, native to Nepal, Assam, central and southern China, Hainan, Taiwan and Vietnam.^[2] It is extensively harvested for its paclitaxel (taxol) content in China.^[3]

Taxus mairei
Leaves
Trunk
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Cupressales
Family:	Taxaceae
Genus:	Taxus
Species:	T. mairei
Binomial name
Taxus mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) S.Y.Hu
Synonyms[2]
List Taxus kingstonii Spjut Taxus mairei var. speciosa (Florin) Spjut Taxus speciosa Florin Taxus sumatrana subsp. mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) Silba Taxus wallichiana var. mairei (Lemée & H.Lév.) L.K.Fu & Nan Li Tsuga mairei Lemée & H.Lév.