Cephalotaxus fortunei, commonly called the Chinese plum-yew, Fortune's yew plum, simply plum yew, Chinese cowtail pine or in Chinese as san jian shan (Chinese: 三尖杉; pinyin: sǎnjiānshān), is a coniferous shrub or small tree in the family Cephalotaxaceae. It is native to northern Burma and China, but is sometimes grown in western gardens where it has been in cultivation since 1848.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Chinese Plum-yew being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cephalotaxus harringtonia
- Amentotaxus formosana
- Torreya nucifera
- Taxus mairei — toxic
- Torreya taxifolia
- Cunninghamia lanceolata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cephalotaxaceae
- Genus
- Cephalotaxus
- Species
- Cephalotaxus fortunei
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