Japanese yew
Taxus cuspidata Sieb. et Zucc. [Taxaceae]
Ichii (イチイ, 一位), also we call Onko (オンコ) in Hokkaido
Lifeform: evergreen shrub/tree
Distribution: native to Japan, Korea, northeast China and southeast Russia
Habitat: mainly in mountainous regions
Seed dispersal: endo-zoochore (animal)
Taxaceae S. F. Gray
Taxaceae
Fifteen species (five genera), mainly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere
Taxus
Eight species (or one species with eight varieties
T. cuspidata Sieb. et Zucc. (イチイ)
- var. nana Hort. ex Rehd. (キャラボク, 伽羅木) [distributed in the Japan Sea side of Honshu]
- f. luteobaccata (Miyabe et Tatew.) Hayash (キミノオンコ)
Fig. A phylogeny tree.
Taxus cuspidata in Hokkaido
[Left] Stem (may be hard to see). [Center] branches and fruits. [Right] Close-up of fruits. Photos taken in Hokkaido University Campus (N11/W5) on October 19, 2008.