Cephalotaxus wilsoniana (3).
Foliage and fruits (5).
Bark (5).
Common Names
, Taiwan plum yew; Taiwan cow's-tail pine (5).Taxonomic notes
Syn.: C. harringtonia var. wilsoniana (Hayata) Kitam. 1974; C. sinensis var. wilsoniana (Hayata) Fu & Li 1997 (1).Description
Trees to 9 m with pendant branches (2). "Leaves linear, slightly falcate, spreading in 2 ranks, 3-4 cm. long, 2.5-3.0 cm. wide, apex acute, base narrowed, dark green above, with two grayish white stomatic bands beneath. Seeds drupe-like, ovoid to obovoid, about 2.5 cm. long, becoming dark purple at maturity, ripening in September. Trunk bark dull reddish brown, thinly flaky, flakes about 0.4 mm. in thickness; lenticels inconspicuous; outer bark 1-1.5 mm. thick, fibrous, with grayish brown and somewhat tiered cross-sections; newly formed periderm deep purplish red, phelloderm almost inconspicuous; inner bark 3-4 mm. in thickness, fibrous, more or less tiered; cambium and newly formed phloem indistinct. Freshly cut sapwood pale yellowish orange, wood rays inconspicuous" (5).Range
Taiwan, widely but sparsely distributed in mid-elevation woodlands. E.g. Miaoli Xian: Taian Hsiang: Kuanwu, by guesthouse of the Taiwan Forestry Bureau. Elevation: 2000 m. Plants in cultivation in the garden, originated locally. Taichung Xian: Hoping Xiang: Lishan. Elevation: 3000 m. Open roadside. Tree ca. 3 m tall. Hualien Xian: Xiulin Xiang: en route from Wuchiapengshan to Chilai. Broadleaf forest to mixed broadleaf and coniferous forest. 121°20'E, 24°01'N. Elevation: 2000-2100 m. On exposed slope below trail; only one tree, maybe cultivated. Tree ca. 3 m tall; fruits bluish green. Nantou Xian: Jenai Hsiang: Meifeng. Elevation:2200 m Miaoli Xian: en route from Kuanwu to Leshan. Elevation: 2000-2200 m (4). Probably USDA Zone 8, but not grown in the U.S. (2).Big Tree
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Citations
(1) Farjon 1998.(2) Kim E. Tripp. 1995. Cephalotaxus: the plum yews. Arnoldia 55(1): 24-39.
(3) Li 1975 [as C. harringtonia].
(4) Botanical Inventory Of Taiwan.
(5) Liu 1970.
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