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Austrotaxus

Conifers and Other Gymnosperms

Austrotaxus spicata, known as the New Caledonia yew or southern yew, is a species of yew and the sole species in the genus Austrotaxus. It is related to the other yews in the genera Taxus and Pseudotaxus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Austrotaxus spicata 3
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Austrotaxus (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Austrotaxus (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Austrotaxus spicata, the New Caledonia yew or southern yew, is a species of conifer in the yew family, Taxaceae, the sole species in the genus Austrotaxus.
  • Infobox: status
    NT
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Austrotaxus (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q135354 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Taxaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12484
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12484
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Pinales","family":"Taxaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"If commun de l'Himalaya","language":"FR"},{"name":"Himalayan yew","language":"EN"},{"name":"Tejo del Himalaya","language":"ES"},{"name":"紫杉科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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