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Taxus contorta (West Himalayan yew; thuner)

Synonyms: Taxus fuana; Taxus wallichiana contorta (homotypic)
Language: Chi; Chinese; Hindi

Wikipedia Abstract

Taxus contorta commonly known as the west Himalayan yew is a species of tree in the genus Taxus. It lives in temperate forests of Afghanistan Northern India, Tibet and Pakistan. It is commonly traded as timber for house construction and furniture.
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Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Taxus contorta

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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