Amentotaxus argotaenia
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Taxaceae |
| Genus: | Amentotaxus |
| Species: | A. argotaenia |
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Amentotaxus argotaenia (Hance) Pilg. |
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Amentotaxus argotaenia, the catkin yew, is a species of conifer in the Taxaceae family. It is a shrub or a small tree up to 7 metres (23 ft) tall.
Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia has been described from southern Guizhou and listed separately by IUCN.Amentotaxus formosana was previously recognised as a variant of A. argotaenia.
In mainland China, the species is found in Fujian, southern Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, western Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, north-western Jiangxi, central and south-eastern Sichuan, south-eastern Tibet and southern Zhejiang. It also occurs in Taiwan. In Hong Kong, it is distributed in Ma On Shan, Tai Mo Shan, Mount Parker, Sunset Peak, Lantau Peak, and Sai Kung. In the Shing Mun Arboretum, a living specimen is displayed.
Outside China, it occurs in northern Vietnam.
The status of the species is not good as the growth rate of the plant is slow and its regeneration is infrequent. Its seeds are poorly dispersed and predated by rats.
The declining of the population is also caused by forest clearing and habitat modification.
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