Taxus mairei ex

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Maire's Yew

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Taxus wallichiana var. mairei
• Taxus mairei var. speciosa
• Tsuga mairei
• Taxus speciosa
• Taxus chinensis var. mairei
• Taxus kingstonii
• Taxus sumatrana subsp. mairei

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Pinidae, it is classified under the order Pinales and the family Taxaceae. Finally, it is identified by its genus, Taxus.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad distribution across several key regions of East Asia. In mainland China, its presence is noted throughout the South-Central and North-Central territories. It can also be found growing in the Southeast regions of China. Furthermore, the species is located on the island of Hainan. Finally, its geographical range extends to the island of Taiwan within Eastern Asia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Taxus mairei is characterized by its classification as a phanerophyte, specifically exhibiting traits consistent with both phanerophyte and nanophanerophyte life forms. As a perennial woody species, it maintains its photosynthetic organs on elevated branches above the soil surface, ensuring survival through various seasonal transitions. Its development follows a slow growth pattern typical of the genus, where it establishes a robust structural presence over many years. The plant's life cycle involves long-term persistence in its natural habitat, utilizing its woody architecture to withstand environmental fluctuations while maintaining its buds in protected, elevated positions.

Life form :

phanerophyte

Morphology

The morphology of Taxus mairei is characterized by its robust and perennial growth habit, functioning as a woody species. It is a terrestrial plant that grows independently in its natural habitat, neither acting as a parasite nor an epiphyte. Although it possesses a sturdy structure, it does not exhibit climbing tendencies, maintaining a self-supporting growth form without the need for external structures for ascent.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Taxus mairei has 4 reported plant parts identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, seed, stem, root.

Leaf

1. Physiologia plantarum
2. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie
3. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology
5. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Seed

1. Journal of Asian natural products research
2. Planta medica
3. Phytochemistry
4. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin
5. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Stem

1. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
2. Journal of natural products

Root

1. Journal of natural products

Chemicals

Taxus mairei has 66 reported phytochemicals identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include TAXOL, paclitaxel, 10-Deacetyl baccatin III, 2-Deacetoxytaxinine J, Flavonoid.

TAXOL

1. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
2. Current microbiology
3. Nutricion hospitalaria
4. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
5. FEMS microbiology letters

paclitaxel

1. Plant & cell physiology
2. Plant molecular biology
3. Nature plants
4. Tree physiology
5. BMC plant biology

10-Deacetyl baccatin III

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
2. Frontiers in chemistry

2-Deacetoxytaxinine J

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Flavonoid

1. Plant & cell physiology
2. Plant communications

Taxezopidine G

1. Planta medica
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Taxinine A

1. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Taxoid

1. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
2. Plant & cell physiology

1-Deoxybaccatin VI

1. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

1-Deoxypaclitaxel

1. Journal of natural products

Activities

Taxus mairei has 2 reported activities identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Anticancer, Antineoplastic.

Anticancer

1. Nature plants
2. FEMS microbiology letters

Antineoplastic

1. Plant communications

Conditions

Taxus mairei has 2 reported investigations on conditions identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include cancer, tumor cell lines.

Cancer

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. FEMS microbiology letters

Tumor cell lines

1. Journal of natural products

Preparations

Taxus mairei has 16 reported preparations identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include seeds, methanol extract, 10-deacetyl baccatin III extract, Aqueous extract, VCLT.

Seeds

1. Planta medica
2. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Methanol extract

1. Journal of Asian natural products research
2. Journal of natural products

10-deacetyl baccatin iii extract

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Aqueous extract

1. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Vclt

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Aqueous extract of tc (aetc)

1. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Bark

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Ethanol extracts of the whole plant

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica

Extracts of the roots of formosan taxus mairei (lemee & levl.) s. y. hu

1. Journal of natural products

Extracts of the roots of taxus mairei

1. Journal of natural products