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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Taxaceae

nutmeg
stinking cedar
torreya
yew

Hierarchical position of the Family Taxaceae

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Pinophyta Cronquist
syn. Coniferophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: conifers, gymnosperms
  
   Subdivisio  Pinophytina Cronquist
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
  
   Classis  Pinopsida Burnett
pub. Outl. Bot.: 483, 1090. Jun 1835.
common name: Conifers
  
   Subclassis  Taxidae Ehrend. ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 71. 29 Apr 1996.
  
   Ordo  Taxales Knobl. in Warm.
pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. (ed. Knoblauch): 179. Apr 1890.
  
   Subordo  Taxineae Luerss.
pub. Handb. Syst. Bot. 2: 88. Aug 1879.
  
   Familia  Taxaceae Gray
pub. Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 222, 226. 1 Nov 1821.
common name: Yews
  

Named members of the Family Taxaceae

1
   Genus  Amentotaxus Pilg.
pub. (1916)
2
   Genus  Austrotaxus Compton
pub. (1922)
3
   Genus  Nothotaxus Florin
syn. Pseudotaxus W.C.Cheng
4
   Genus  Pseudotaxus W.C.Cheng
5
   Subfamilia  Taxoideae Rich. ex Sweet
pub. Hort. Brit.: 371. Sep-Oct 1826.
  
 
6
   Tribus  Taxeae Rich. ex Duby
pub. Bot. Gall. 1: 431. 12-14 Apr 1828.
  
 
7
   Subtribus  Taxinae Masters
pub. J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 30: 6. 28 Aug 1893.
  
 
8
   Genus  Taxus L.
pub. (1753)
common name: yew
  
9
   Genus  Torreya Arn.
pub. (1830)
common name: torreya
  

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

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