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/
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
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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.
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View the Source2. GBIF Species API
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
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, 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":[]
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Taxaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12484Quote, 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":[]
Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, 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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