Taxus floridana

Nuttall ex Chapman

Fl. South. U.S. 436. 1860.

Common names: Florida yew
EndemicConservation concern
Synonyms: Taxus baccata var. floridana (Nuttall ex Chapman) Pilger
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.

Shrubs or small trees to 6 (–10) m, dioecious, trunk to 3.8 dm diam. Bark purplish brown, thin, scaly. Branches stout, spreading. Leaves 1–2.6 (–2.9) cm × 1–2 (–2.2) mm, mostly slightly falcate, light green with 2 grayish bands abaxially, with cuticular papillae along stomatal bands, dark green adaxially, epidermal-cells as viewed in cross-section of leaf wider than tall or ± isodiametric. Seed ellipsoid, 5–6 mm.


Phenology: Seeds maturing in early fall.
Habitat: Moist, shaded ravines in hardwood forests
Elevation: 15–30 m

Discussion

Taxus floridana is a rare endemic along the Appalachicola River in Florida.

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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not sharp +, mucronate +  and soft-pointed +
mucilaginous +
scarlet;orange-scarlet +
cup-shaped +
leathery +, fleshy +  and juicy +
Matthew H. Hils +
Nuttall ex Chapman +
purplish brown +
fissured +
inconspicuous +
inconspicuous +
Florida yew +
15–30 m +
wider than tall +
Moist, shaded ravines in hardwood forests +
decurrent +  and ridged +
twisted +  and simple +
2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br /> (2.9 cm29 mm <br />0.029 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
dark green +  and light green +
persisting +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
falcate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Seeds maturing in early fall. +
Fl. South. U.S. +
fibrous;woody +
ellipsoid +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Taxus baccata var. floridana +
Taxus floridana +
species +
0dm;3.8dm +
reddish-brown +, yellow-green +  and green +
600 cm6,000 mm <br />6 m <br /> (1,000 cm10,000 mm <br />10 m <br />) +
tree +  and shrub +