Amentotaxus formosana

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Amentotaxus formosana, the Taiwan catkin yew, is a species of conifer in the family Taxaceae.[1][2] It is a small tree to Script error: No such module "convert". tall, with a slender trunk.[3] It was previously recognised as a variant of Amentotaxus argotaenia.[4]

Amentotaxus formosana is found only in Taiwan where it only occurs in four localities of cloud forest in the Hengchun Peninsula, in the extreme south of the island.[4] IUCN considers A. formosana as critically endangered because of its populations are small and threatened by habitat loss.[4] The populations are characterized by very low levels of genetic diversity.[5]

The wood is used for making furniture and handicrafts, etc., and the species is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental tree.[3]

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