Amentotaxus poilanei

(de Ferré et Rouane) D.K. Ferguson 1989

Common names

Taxonomic notes

Syn.: Amentotaxus yunnanensis var. poilanei Ferré et Rouane 1978 (Farjon 1998).

Description

Distribution and Ecology

Viet Nam: only known from Kon Tum Province in Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve; also reported from two other areas but not yet confirmed. This species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild due to habitat loss (Hiep 2004).

Distribution data from GBIF (2022). A. poilanei is yellow.

Remarkable Specimens

No data as of 2023.02.23.

Ethnobotany

No data as of 2023.02.23.

Observations

No data as of 2023.02.23.

Remarks

The epithet honors Eugene Poilane (1888-1964), who collected the type specimens.

Citations

Ferguson, D.K. 1989. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia: Botanique Phytochemie 11(3):316.

Hiep, N.T. 2004. Amentotaxus poilanei. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/34416/0, accessed 2010.10.19, now defunct.

See also

The species account at Threatened Conifers of the World.

Hiep et al. 2004.

Luu and Thomas 2004 provide a description, range map, conservation status, drawings and photos, and a wealth of additional information.