Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 561

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ໄມ້ໂລງເລງຫີນ
Himalayan yew
Taxus wallichiana Zucc.

Plants

Woody plants

Trees and palms

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Local name:

Chinese: 喜马拉雅红豆杉 [xu mi hong dou shan] Vietnamese: Thanh tùng , Thông đo Na, Thông đo lá dài Burmese: Kyauk-tiny Malayalam: Tampinur batu Other name: Rakhal (Punjab area), tingschi (rest of India), deodar (=God's tree) ( Chinese: 喜马拉雅红豆杉 [xu mi hong dou shan] Vietnamese: Thanh tùng , Thông đo Na, Thông đo lá dài Burmese: Kyauk-tiny Malayalam: Tampinur batu Other name: Rakhal (Punjab area), tingschi (rest of India), deodar (=God's tree))

Synonyms :

Taxus baccata subsp. wallichiana (Zucc.) Pilg.
Taxus baccata var. wallichiana (Zucc.) C.K. Schneid. ex Silva Tar.
Taxus chinensis var. yunnanensis (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) L.K.Fu
Taxus contorta Griff.
Taxus contorta var. mucronata Spjut
Taxus florinii Spjut
Taxus nucifera Wall.
Taxus orientalis Bertol.
Taxus phytonii Spjut
Taxus suffnesii Spjut
Taxus wallichiana subsp. contorta (Griff.) Silba
Taxus wallichiana var. wallichiana
Taxus wallichiana var. yunnanensis (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) C.T.Kuan
Taxus wallichiana subsp. yunnanensis (W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu) Silba
Taxus yunnanensis W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu

Family:

Taxaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

Endangered

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Shelter
Ornamental

Comments on use types:

Used for bedsteads, jampan poles, unholstery, clogs, whip handles, and of course bows. The bark is used to make a red dye (Hartzell 1991). The red spot a Brahmin places in the center of the forehead is made with a paste of powdered yew bark and oil (Liu 1970 [as T. celebica]).

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

Photo credits:

References:

Leonid V. Averyanov, Tien Hiep Nguyen, Khang Nguyen Sinh, The Van Pham, Vichith Lamxay, Somchanh Bounphanmy, Shengvilai Lorphengsy, Loc Ke Phan, Soulivanh Lanorsavanh, Khamfa Chantthavongsa. 2014. Gymnosperms of Laos. Nordic Journal of Botany 32(6): 765-805
Hoang Van Sam, Khamseng Nanthavong & P.J.A. Kessler. (2004). Trees of Laos and Vietnam: A field guide to 100 economically or ecologically important species. Blumea 49: 201-349

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ໄມ້ໂລງເລງຫີນ Himalayan yew Taxus wallichiana Zucc.