I do not have any reference books on Korean flora but do possess a copy of Ohwi's massive 'Flora of Japan' (in English). It (published in 1984) has the 'Japanese Yew' as Taxus cuspidata (syn. T.baccata subsp. cuspidata) with var. luteobaccata aril yellowish around a greenish seed; and var. nana which is much cultivated. The species is typically found growing in the mountains. I do not have any information on the up-to-date nomenclature for this tree but it is not mentioned as being found in Korea or China (if such a distribution existed it would have been mentioned in the Flora of Japan).
'Flowers of the Himalaya' had 'Himalayan Yew' as Taxus baccata subsp. wallichiana, as many will know, giving a distribution of Afghanistan to SW China, Myanamar & SE Asia & 2100-3400m. Clearly, the specimen photographed in Seoul is a cultivated variety but is it the native species for Korea? I do not know what this is? In the UK we just have Taxus baccata. I think it will be worthwhile to post some images of the British Yew for comparative purposes. *Can anyone tell me how Taxus wallichiana is separated from Taxus baccata?* On Friday, December 2, 2016 at 6:01:14 PM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: > Dear Members, > > Location : Seoul, S. Korea > > Altitude : 150 ft. > > Date : 24 November, 2016 > > Thank you . > > Saroj Kasaju > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
