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Taxus
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Taxus is a genus of coniferous trees or shrubs known as yews in the family Taxaceae. Yews occur around the globe in temperate zones of the northern hemisphere, northernmost in Norway and southernmost in the South Celebes. Some populations exist in tropical highlands.
Taxus is a group of evergreen trees and shrubs commonly called yews that grow naturally in temperate regions across the Northern Hemisphere, from Norway in the north to Indonesia in the south, with some populations found in tropical mountain areas. These plants are notable for their wide geographic distribution and have been significant enough to be formally classified as their own genus within the conifer family.
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Taxus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPinopsida
- OrderPinales
- FamilyTaxaceae
紅豆杉屬（學名：Taxus）是紅豆杉科下的一屬，共十餘種，全世界僅本屬植物含有（taxoid），可用於合成抗癌藥物紫杉醇（Paclitaxel，Taxol）。
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Research
2,918 papers- Mycorrhizal symbiosis in Taxus: a review.ReviewMycorrhiza · 2024Sharma N, Tapwal ADOI: 10.1007/s00572-024-01148-6
- The Research Progress of Taxol in Taxus.ReviewCurrent pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2021Shao F, Wilson IW, Qiu DDOI: 10.2174/1389201021666200621163333
- Research Progress on Taxus Extraction and Formulation Preparation Technologies.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Gao X, Chen K, Xie WDOI: 10.3390/molecules29102291
- From Taxus to paclitaxel: Opportunities and challenges for urban agriculture to promote human health.ReviewPlant physiology and biochemistry : PPB · 2025Xie X, Zhai Y, Cheng H et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2025.109502
- Research on the Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology of Taxus × media.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Gao X, Zhang N, Xie WDOI: 10.3390/ijms25115756
- Flavonoid Components, Distribution, and Biological Activities in Taxus: A review.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Wei Q, Li QZ, Wang RLDOI: 10.3390/molecules28041713
- Chemical studies on Taxus canadensis.ReviewChemistry & biodiversity · 2013Li Y, Qin F, Wang SM et al.DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201200032
- Study on the Chemical Constituents, Pharmacological Activities, and Clinical Application of Taxus.ReviewThe American journal of Chinese medicine · 2024Gao X, Guo Y, Chen K et al.DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X24500538
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14 sectionsContents
- Morphology
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- Distribution
- Species and hybrids
- Phylogeny
- Toxicity
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- Uses and traditions
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Taxus is a genus of coniferous trees or shrubs known as yews in the family Taxaceae. Yews occur around the globe in temperate zones of the northern hemisphere, northernmost in Norway and southernmost in the South Celebes. Some populations exist in tropical highlands.
The oldest known fossil species are from the Early Cretaceous.
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