Biology:Taxus chinensis

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Short description: Species of conifer

Taxus chinensis
Taxus chinensis.jpg
Morton Arboretum Acc. 1378-56-2
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Taxus
Species:
T. chinensis
Binomial name
Taxus chinensis
(Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Rehder
Subspecies

Taxus chinensis var. mairei

Taxus chinensis is a species of yew. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana.

This plant is used to produce medicines for cancer treatment,[3][4] including Paclitaxel[5] and Taxifolin (found in Taxus chinensis var. mairei).[6] It can also be used in many other ways and is protected in various ways under Chinese and international law.[4][7] This protection is in place due to the species' importance to cancer treatment, and its susceptibility to anthropomorphic disturbance. Currently, the species is suffering the consequences of its economic and scientific exploitation for the production of the aforementioned anticancer drugs.[8][9]

References

  1. Thomas, P.; Li, N.; Christian, T. (2013). "Taxus chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T42548A2987120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42548A2987120.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42548/2987120. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php. 
  3. "藥用植物圖像數據庫 - 紅豆杉 Hongdoushan". https://libproject.hkbu.edu.hk/was40/detail?lang=ch&channelid=1288&searchword=herb_id=D00818. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Taxus chinensis (Chinese Yew)". North Carolina State University. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/taxus-chinensis/. 
  5. Pyo, Sang-Hyun; Park, Heung-Bok; Song, Bong-Kyu; Han, Byung-Hee; Kim, Jin-Hyun (2004). "A large-scale purification of paclitaxel from cell cultures of Taxus chinensis" (in en). Process Biochemistry 39 (12): 1985–1991. doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2003.09.028. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0032959203003686. 
  6. Li, Cunfang; Huo, Changhong; Zhang, Manli; Shi, Qingwen (2008). "Chemistry of Chinese yew, Taxus chinensis var. mairei" (in en). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 36 (4): 266–282. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2007.08.002. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S030519780700172X. 
  7. Zhang, Jin-Tun; Ru, Wenming (2010). "Population characteristics of endangered species Taxus chinensis var. mairei and its conservation strategy in Shanxi, China" (in en). Population Ecology 52 (3): 407–416. doi:10.1007/s10144-009-0192-y. ISSN 1438-3896. Bibcode2010PopEc..52..407Z. http://doi.wiley.com/10.1007/s10144-009-0192-y. 
  8. Vu, Dinh Duy; Bui, Thi Tuyet Xuan; Nguyen, Minh Tam; Vu, Dinh Giap; Nguyen, Minh Duc; Bui, Van Thang; Huang, Xiaohua; Zhang, Yi (2017-03-01). "Genetic diversity in two threatened species in Vietnam: Taxus chinensis and Taxus wallichiana" (in en). Journal of Forestry Research 28 (2): 265–272. doi:10.1007/s11676-016-0323-1. ISSN 1993-0607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-016-0323-1. 
  9. Liao, Weifang; Zhao, Shengying; Zhang, Meng; Dong, Kaige; Chen, Ying; Fu, Chunhua; Yu, Longjiang (2017). "Transcriptome Assembly and Systematic Identification of Novel Cytochrome P450s in Taxus chinensis". Frontiers in Plant Science 8: 1468. doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.01468. ISSN 1664-462X. PMID 28878800. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1056841 entry