Thank you.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 10:35 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks, Chadwell ji.
>
> On 5 December 2016 at 09:27, [email protected] <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
>>
>
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