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Taxaceae Habit: Shrub or tree, evergreen; dioecious. Leaf: alternate, linear, decurrent, tip acute; not in bundles, generally appearing 2-ranked. Pollen Cone: with stamen-like structures. Seed: 1 at tip of short twig, partly or completely enclosed by subtending aril; coat woody; cotyledons 2. Genera In Family: 5 genera, 16 species: northern hemisphere; some Taxus species widely used in landscaping. Jepson eFlora Author: Matthew H. Hils Reference: Florin 1948 Bot Gaz 110:31--39 Scientific Editor: Douglas H. Goldman, Bruce G. Baldwin. Index of California Plant Names (ICPN; linked via the Jepson Online Interchange) Key to Taxaceae Previous taxon: Tsuga mertensiana Next taxon: Taxus |