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Cephalotaxus sinensis (Chinese plum yew)

Synonyms:
Language: Chi; Chinese; Rus

Wikipedia Abstract

Cephalotaxus sinensis is a coniferous shub or small tree in the plum yew family. It is native to central and southern China. Some botanists consider Cephalotaxus koreana and C. sinensis to be synonymous with Cephalotaxus harringtonia.
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Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Dioecious
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Pollinators [1]  Wind
Structure [1]  Shrub
Usage [1]  Very tolerant of pruning, this plant makes a very good hedge in shady positions; The wood is used to make furniture, farm implements, crafts, and utensils;
Height [1]  16.4 feet (5 m)
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Predators

Ourapteryx nigrociliaris[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0