Taxus globosa foliage, northeast slopes of Cerro Peña Nevada, Nuevo León, Mexico
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Taxus globosa is listed as Endangered.

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Pinales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pinophyta
Classis: Pinopsida
Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Species: Taxus globosa

Name edit

Taxus globosa Schltdl., Linnaea 12: 496 (1838).

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Taxus baccata var. globosa (Schltdl.) Elwes in H.J.Elwes & A.Henry, Trees Great Britain 1: 101 (1906).
    • Taxus baccata subsp. globosa (Schltdl.) Pilg. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 5: 114 (1903).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.
  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: Mexican Yew
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