index KINDOM PLANT KINDOM phylum TRACHEOPHYTA (VASCULAR PLANTS) phylum SPERMATOPHYTA (SEED PLANTS) CLASS PINOPSIDA ORDER PINALES
Family Taxaceae



BBALLBLU.GIF Yew leaves
Stomatal bands

BBALLBLU.GIF POISON.GIF Bark, Leaves and Seeds contain a toxin known as Taxine.

BBALLBLU.GIF Dioecious
Fleshy Red Aril (Spit out the internal hard seed. It is poisonous)
Cone aril PARTLY encloses seed


RULERSPINgif RULERMAR 3 genus...
RULERYEL genus Taxus (Yew)
YEWLOGO.JPG, 3 kB IRISHYEWLOGO.JPG, 4 kB BANAST15gif genus Taxus (Yew)
YEW

RULERYEL Genus Pseudotaxus
RULERYEL Genus Austrotaxus
RULERYEL genus Torreya (moved to Family Cephalotaxaceae)
NUTMEGLOGO.JPG, 15 kB BANAST15gif genus Torreya
Plum-YEW, Nutmeg



RULERBOWGIF