Taxaceae
Taxaceae Temporal range: Middle Eocene - Present 44 mya - 0 [1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Foliage and mature arils of a yew plant Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Cupressales [2] / Pinales Family: Taxaceae S.F. Gray Genera Amentotaxus – Catkin-yew (5 species) Austrotaxus – New Caledonia yew (1 species) Cephalotaxus – Plum yew (11 species) † Diploporus Pseudotaxus – White-berry yew (1 species) † Sommerxylon Taxus – Common yew (about 11 species) Torreya – Nutmeg yew (6 species) Taxaceae ( / t æ k ˈ s eɪ s i i / ), commonly called the yew family , is a coniferous family which includes seven genera and about 30 species of plants, or in older interpretations three genera and 7 to 12 species. They are many-branched, small trees and shrubs. The leaves are evergreen, spirally arranged, often twisted at the base to appear ...