Forwarding again for ID Distributed as Taxus species- Seoul, S. Korea <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/taxaceae/taxus/taxus-species/seoul>
How about T. cuspidata, Native of Korea? Group discussion at https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/HyodnYXsvBc On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 9:41:25 AM UTC+5:30 Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: > Thank you Sir! > > On 5 Dec 2016 21:46, "Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A 2010 document >> 1. Which places T. wallichiana and T. baccata in two different species >> Groups largely separated on basis of epidermal cells and stomata. >> >> http://www.worldbotanical.com/TAXNA.HTM >> >> 2. Treats T. wallichiana (not in W. Himalayas) and T. contorta as >> distinct species, >> a. T. contorta var. contorta (leaves 12 or more times longer than broad, >> virgate, spreading by petiole, stomata 5-8(9-11) rows/bands; in >> Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, W Nepal) var. mucronata (leaves 5-10 times >> longer than broad, sharply bent (reflexed) at petiole, stomata 9-11 >> rows/bands) in Nepal, SW Tibet, Bhutan >> >> >> http://www.worldbotanical.com/Taxus%20review%203%20Asian%20species.htm#wallichiana >> >> >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 10:34 PM, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>> >>>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>>> >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in >>>> the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or >>>> Efloraofindia >>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>>> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). >>>> >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants >>>> etc. >>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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