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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.
5 genera, 16 species: n hemisphere; some Taxus species widely used in landscaping. [Florin 1948 Bot Gaz 110:31–39] —Scientific Editors: Douglas H. Goldman, Bruce G. Baldwin.

Key to Taxaceae

Tree.
Stem: trunk of regular width; branches horizontal; wood aromatic.
Pollen cone: with 6–8 whorls of 4 stamen-like structures.
5–7 species: North America, Asia. (John Torrey, New York botanist, 1796–1873)

Stem: trunk to 20(25) m, < 1.5 m wide; bark ± smooth or fissured, brown, tinged orange.
Leaf: ± 2-ranked, dark green adaxially, ± yellow-green abaxially, with 2 longitudinal, ± yellow grooves.
Seed: 25–45 mm, oblong; coat ± longitudinally grooved.
Shady moist canyons in forest or woodland, occasionally chaparral; 10–2100 m. North Coast, North Coast Ranges, Cascade Range Foothills, Sierra Nevada, San Francisco Bay Area, South Coast Ranges.

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Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) [year] Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html [accessed on month, day, year]
Citation for an individual treatment: [Author of taxon treatment] [year]. [Taxon name] in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, [URL for treatment]. Accessed on [month, day, year].

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Bioregions in which taxon occurs	Red area (if present) is the part of the bioregion lying between the upper and lower elevation limits of the taxon; markers link to CCH specimen records. If the markers are obscured, reload the page [or change window size and reload]. Yellow markers indicate records that may provide evidence for eFlora range revision or may have georeferencing or identification issues.
Chart based on elevation range in Manual and elevations and coordinates of CCH records. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. Note: About half of the CCH records include both elevation and coordinates.	Map made in collaboration with Scott Loarie. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. View all CCH records   CCH collections by month Duplicates counted once; synonyms included. Species do not include records of infraspecific taxa. Blue line denotes Manual flowering time.