Taxus floridana

Family:TAXACEAE
Species:Taxus floridana Nutt. ex Chapm.
Common Name:FLORIDA YEW
Plant Notes:Numerous fatalities have occurred from ingestion of species of the genus Taxus. Taxus floridana contains taxine B (Poupat et al. 2000), an alkaloid implicated as a primary toxin in Taxus poisonings and deaths. The chemotherapeutic terpenoid paclitaxel and related compounds can be found in Taxus floridana, though this species is not a relevant source for medicine (Rao et al. 1996).
Status:Native, Endemic, Endangered-State
Specimen: View details of USF Herbarium specimens

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Classification

Division
Class
Sub Class
Order PINALES
FamilyTAXACEAE
Genus Taxus
Species Taxus floridana Nutt. ex Chapm. - FLORIDA YEW

Citation

Citation TAXUS FLORIDANA Nuttall ex Chapman, Fl. South. U.S. 436. 1860.
Basionym: **
Type: FLORIDA:

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Source

CountyHerbariaLiterature Citation (If Applicable)
Gadsden FLAS  
Liberty USF  

Synonyms

– Denotes synonyms that are applicable to the state. Show these synonyms only

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Taxus baccata subsp. floridana Taxus baccata Linnaeus, var. floridana (Nuttall ex Chapman) Pilger, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 5): 113. 1903.BASIONYM: Taxus floridana Nuttall ex Chapman 1860. 
Taxus baccata var. floridana Taxus baccata Linnaeus, var. floridana (Nuttall ex Chapman) Elwes, Trees Great Britain 100. 1906.BASIONYM: Taxus floridana Nuttall ex Chapman 1860. 
Taxus canadensis var. floridana Taxus canadensis Marshall, var. floridana (Nuttall ex Chapman) Silba, Phytologia Mem. 7(1): 72. 1984.BASIONYM: Taxus floridana Nuttall ex Chapman 1860. 

Specimens

Country State County Date Specimen Notes Image
USA Florida Liberty Co. 14 Apr 1988 S. R. Hill 19143
USA Florida Liberty Co. 15 Nov 1964 R. K. Godfrey 65006
USA Florida Liberty Co. 04 Mar 1955 R. K. Godfrey 52925
USA Florida Liberty Co. 10 Dec 1988 S. R. Hill 20160
USA Florida Jackson Co. 15 Jul 1943 C. T. Reed 175838 CULTIVATED.
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