Taxaceae
Taxus

Taxus baccata L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1040 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Azores, Europe to N. Iran, NW. Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Madeira, New York

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Güner, A. (ed.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı. Nezahat Gökyi˘git Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
  • Jonsell, B. (ed.) (2000). Flora Nordica 1: 1-344. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Mateos, M.A. & Valdés, B. (2009). Catálogo de la flora vascular del Rif occidental calizo (N de Marruecos). I Selaginellaceae - Rosaceae. Lagascalia 29: 105-257.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Bevan-Jones, R. (2007). The ancient yew, a history of Taxus baccata. Windgather Press, Bollington, Cheshire.
  • Conifer Specialist Group (1998). Taxus baccata. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. < www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 November 2010.
  • Cooper, M.R. & Johnson, A.W. (1998). Poisonous Plants and Fungi in Britain: Animal and Human Poisoning. The Stationery Office, London.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A Handbook of the World’s Conifers. E.J. Brill, Leiden & Boston.
  • Huxley, A., Griffiths, M. & Levy, M. (eds) (1992). The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. Vol. 4 (R to Z): 437-438. Macmillan Press, London.
  • Kite G.C., Lawrence T.J. & Dauncey E.A. (2000) Detecting Taxus poisoning in horses using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Vet. Hum. Toxicol. 42(3):151-154.
  • Preston, C.D., Pearman, D.A. & Dines, T.A. (eds) (2002). New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora: An atlas of the Vascular Plants of Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • Wageneder, F. (2007). Yew, a history. Sutton Publishing Ltd., Stroud.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 16, 2020 Farzaliyev, V. [SBIB-00304] Azerbaijan K009000102 No
Oct 1, 2011 Schultz, F. [944] Austria K000552957 No
Oct 1, 2011 Jirasek, F.; Suza, J. [10] Czech Republic K000552943 No
Oct 1, 2011 Jávorka, S. [935] Hungary K000552955 No
Jun 1, 2008 Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000553083 Neotype Yes
May 1, 2008 Heldreich, T.H.H., von [s.n.] Greece K000552946 No
May 1, 2008 Lefebvre, T. [s.n.] Algeria K000552972 No
May 1, 2008 Haradjian, M. [2341] Turkey K000552970 No
May 1, 2008 Curcic, V. [s.n.] YU K000552942 No
May 1, 2008 Baldacci, A. [169] Albania K000552941 No
May 1, 2008 Meebold, A. [s.n.] France K000552961 No
May 1, 2008 Davis, P.H. [38551] Turkey K000552967 No
May 1, 2008 Anderson, E. [102] Romania K000552950 No
May 1, 2008 Topa, E. [1150] Romania K000552956 No
May 1, 2008 Sandwith, N.Y. [4452] Spain K000552948 No
May 1, 2008 Rodriguez, A. [s.n.] Spain K000552949 No
May 1, 2008 Stainton, J.D.A. [7552] Greece K000552945 No
May 1, 2008 Davis, P.H. [13447] Turkey K000552968 No
May 1, 2008 Trethewy, A.W. [85] Morocco K000552973 No
May 1, 2008 Reverchon, E. [s.n.] France K000552947 No
May 1, 2008 Kotschy, T. [422] Turkey K000552965 No
May 1, 2008 Anderson, E. [37] Bulgaria K000552952 No
May 1, 2008 Handel-Mazzetti, H., von [s.n.] Greece K000552944 No
May 1, 2008 Prilipko, L. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K000552964 No
May 1, 2008 Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K000552962 No
May 1, 2008 Davis, P.H.; Hedge, I.C. [32208] Turkey K000552969 No
May 1, 2008 Anderson, E. [42] Bulgaria K000552951 No
May 1, 2008 Ullepitsch, J. [569] Poland K000552953 No
May 1, 2008 Hinrichsen, N. [s.n.] Germany K000552959 No
May 1, 2008 Davis, P.H. [37746] Turkey K000552966 No
May 1, 2008 Meebold, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K000552960 No
Apr 1, 2008 Collett, R. [s.n.] Norway K000552935 No
Apr 1, 2008 Palmér, J.E. [s.n.] Sweden K000552933 No
Apr 1, 2008 Roper, I.M. [1525] United Kingdom K000552939 No
Apr 1, 2008 Carruthers, E.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000552928 No
Apr 1, 2008 Røskeland, A. [s.n.] Norway K000552936 No
Apr 1, 2008 Gamble, J.S. [28933] Norway K000552937 No
Apr 1, 2008 Brenan, J.P.M. [9831] United Kingdom K000552938 No
Apr 1, 2008 Asplund, E. [54] Sweden K000552934 No
Apr 1, 2008 Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000552926 No
Apr 1, 2008 Lindberg, H. [1786] Finland K000552931 No
Apr 1, 2008 Henriksson, J. [s.n.] Sweden K000552932 No
Apr 1, 2008 Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000552924 No
Apr 1, 2008 Terry, J.; Richardson, J. [299] United Kingdom K000552927 Yes
Apr 1, 2008 Vidlund, U. [419] Finland K000552930 No
Apr 1, 2008 Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K000552963 No
Apr 1, 2008 Turrill, W.B. [4903] United Kingdom K000552925 No
Apr 1, 2008 Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000552929 No
May 2, 2002 Rico, L.; Hollis, S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000661614 Yes
Oct 1, 1999 Jury, S.L. [11876] Morocco K000552971 No
Yaneschin, S. [4141] Poland K000552954 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L.; Sealy, J.R. [421] United Kingdom K001272898 No
Giles, J.J. [123] United Kingdom K001419124 Yes
K:SPC-18495.000 No
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 6055] India K001122907 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cope, T.A [RBG 337] United Kingdom K000914006 Yes
Petzi, F. [1444] Germany K000552958 No
Meandon, G. [s.n.] Portugal K000552974 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-66608.000 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-66600.000 No
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 6055] India K001122908 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Wood Anatomy Microscope Slides

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/