Common name
English: English yew
German: Gemeine Eibe
Portuguese: Teixo
English: English yew
German: Gemeine Eibe
Portuguese: Teixo
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Pinophyta (34)
Class: Pinopsida (36)
Order: Taxales (1)
Family: Taxaceae (1)
Genus: Taxus (1)
Epithet: baccata L. (2)
Synonyms: Cephalotaxus adpressa Beissn., Cephalotaxus brevifolia Beissn., Cephalotaxus tardiva Siebold, Taxus adpressa Carrière, Taxus aurea K.Koch, Taxus baccata Pilg. (J.Nelson), Taxus baccifera Theophr., Taxus canadensis R.Sm., Taxus columnaris K.Koch, Taxus communis J.Nelson, Taxus disticha Wender., Taxus dovastonii Carrière, Taxus elegantissima Carrière, Taxus elvastonensis Beissn., Taxus empetrifolia Gordon, Taxus erecta Carrière, Taxus ericoides Carrière, Taxus expansa K.Koch, Taxus fastigiata Lindl., Taxus foxii Carrière, Taxus hibernica Hook., Taxus horizontalis Carrière, Taxus imperialis Gordon, Taxus jacksonii K.Koch, Taxus lugubris Salisb., Taxus marginata Carrière, Taxus michelii Carrière, Taxus microphylla Gordon, Taxus mitchellii Carrière, Taxus monstrosa Gordon, Taxus nana Parl., Taxus parvifolia Wender., Taxus pectinata Gilib., Taxus pendula Carrière, Taxus procumbens Lodd., Taxus pyramidalis Severin (hort. ex Ravenscr., C.Lawson et al.), Taxus recurvata hort. ex C.Lawson, Taxus sparsifolia Loudon, Taxus tardiva C.Lawson (Siebold ex Endl.), Taxus variegata Carrière, Taxus virgata Wall., Taxus vulgaris Borkh., Verataxus adpressa Carrière (Carrière)
adpressa => lying flat, closely flattened down
aurea => of golden colour, golden yellow
baccata => of the form of a berry
baccifera => berry-bearing
brevifolia => short-leaved
canadensis => of Canadian origin
communis => common, or growing in society
disticha => distichous, two-rowed
erecta => upright, perpendicular
expansa => expanded, stretched out, spread out
hibernica => from Ireland, Irish
marginata => marginate, having a margin
microphylla => small-leaved
nana => dwarf
parvifolia => having small leaves
pendula => hanging down as through weakness of the stem
procumbens => prostrate or lying down
pyramidalis => pyramid shaped
recurvata => recurved, curved backwards
variegata => irregularly coloured, in stripes or patches
virgata => composed of willowy twigs
vulgaris => common, everyday
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: yellow, beige
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