Taxaceae Temporal range:
(possible Late Triassic records) | |
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Foliage and mature arils of a yew plant | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Cupressales |
Family: | Taxaceae S.F.Gray |
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Taxaceae (/tækˈseɪsi.iː, -ˌaɪ/), commonly called the yew family, is a coniferous family which includes six extant and two extinct genera, and about 30 species of plants, or in older interpretations three genera and 7 to 12 species.