Taxus Linn.

Habit: tree, shrub, evergreen

Sexuality: dioecious

Branchlets: base with leaf scars or bud scales

Leaves: Position: spirally arranged, 2-ranked

Pollen Cone: Shape: globose

Microsporophylls: shield-shaped

Seed Cones: Bract scales: decussate

Seeds: Shape: nutlike

Cotyledons number: 2

Germination: epigeal

 

 

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