Taxus brevifolia

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q2065540
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Taxus brevifolia

Summary

Taxus brevifolia is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (627 views/month, #1,494 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxus brevifolia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Taxus brevifolia is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Taxus brevifolia's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Taxus brevifolia is classified within Taxus[6].
  • Taxus brevifolia's scientific name is Taxus brevifolia[7].
  • Taxus brevifolia's Commons category is recorded as Taxus brevifolia[8].
  • Taxus brevifolia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taxus brevifolia[9].
  • Taxus brevifolia's Commons gallery is recorded as Taxus brevifolia[10].
  • Taxus brevifolia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101846[11].
  • Taxus brevifolia's this taxon is source of is recorded as paclitaxel[12].
  • Taxus brevifolia's this taxon is source of is recorded as Pacific yew[13].
  • Taxus brevifolia's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. brevifolia'}[14].
  • Taxus brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Yew'}[15].
  • Taxus brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific yew'}[16].
  • Taxus brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western yew'}[17].
  • Taxus brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Yew'}[18].
  • Taxus brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '短叶红豆杉'}[19].
  • Taxus brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美国红豆杉'}[20].
  • Taxus brevifolia's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as secure[21].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Taxus brevifolia is Taxus brevifolia[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Taxus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Yew'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western yew'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '短叶红豆杉'}[19], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美国红豆杉'}[20].

Identifiers

Taxus brevifolia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55209[22]. Taxus brevifolia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 46220[23]. Taxus brevifolia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 991548[24]. Taxus brevifolia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5284555[25]. Taxus brevifolia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 194884[26].

Why It Matters

Taxus brevifolia ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (627 views/month, #1,494 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Washington Flora Checklist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Washington Native Plant Society Plant Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved . explorer.natureserve.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of paclitaxel, Pacific yew
    Iucn conservation status Near Threatened
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Yew'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific yew'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western yew'} +3
    Taxon rank species
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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