Cephalotaxus
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Cephalotaxus harringtonia (Japanese plum-yew)
See also: cephalotaxus
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + Latin taxus (“yew”).
Proper noun
Cephalotaxus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Taxaceae – plum yew, cowtail pine.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Taxaceae - family; may also be treated the sole genus in family Cephalotaxaceae.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cephalotaxus harringtonia (Japanese plum-yew) - type species; Cephalotaxus alpina, Cephalotaxus fortunei, Cephalotaxus griffithii, Cephalotaxus hainanensis, Cephalotaxus nana, Cephalotaxus oliveri - other species
References
Cephalotaxus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cephalotaxus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cephalotaxus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cephalotaxus at USDA Plants database
- Cephalotaxus at Tropicos
- Cephalotaxus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cephalotaxus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Cephalotaxus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Cephalotaxus at The Plant List
