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Taxaceae

a family of gymnospermous plants. Representatives of Taxaceae are evergreen trees and shrubs, usually heavily branched. The leaves, for the most part, are needle-like, linear, or linear-lanceolate and often asymmetrical. The plants are most often dioecious. The male spikelets, which are found in the axils of the leaves, may be solitary or gathered into catkins. The fruits are greatly reduced and are not shaped like cones; at the base they are surrounded by several pairs of scalelike leaves and bear one ovule. Mature seeds are surrounded by a fleshy aril. The family consists of approximately 20 species, which grow mainly in the northern hemisphere. There are five genera: Taxus, Torreya, Pseudotaxus (one species, in China), Austrotaxus (one species, in New Caledonia), and Amentotaxus (several species, in China and Vietnam).

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No references found			FAMILY NAME Taxus baccatta of the Family Taxaceae COMMON NAMES Yew, common yew, European yew, yewtree HEIGHT/WEIGHT Average height is 40 to 50 feet tall with short twisted boles but can be as short as 20 feet or as tall as 60 feet. Yew: the strong, pliable softwood by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products RELATED ARTICLE: Family Names Taxus baccata of the Family Taxaceae Other Names Yew wood, common yew, European yew, yewtree, Caucasian yew Height/Weight Height averages 40 to 50 feet. Yew trees hit their mark in history by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products			Tawau Tawfiq al- Hakim Tawfiq Yusif Al-Wad tawing TAWK Tawney, James Albertus Tawney, Lenore Tawney, Richard Henry tawny Tawny Eagle tawny owl TAWPI tawse tax tax abatement Tax Concessions tax evasion tax exemption Tax Farming Tax in Kind Tax in Kind, The Tax Rate tax shelter Tax, Sol taxa Taxaceae Taxales taxamanil taxation Taxco taxel Taxes Taxi taxi channel taxi-channel lights Taxic Collector Taxidermy Taxil, Leo Taxil, Léo Taxila Taximeter Taxis taxiway Taxocrinida Taxodiaceae Taxodonta taxol Taxon Taxonomic categories Taxonomic Category Taxonomic Linguistics			Taxable Item Taxable municipal bond Taxable Municipal Bonds Taxable Paid-Up Capital Taxable Person Taxable Persons Taxable REIT Subsidiary Taxable Sales Deflator Index Taxable Securities Taxable Security Taxable Situs Taxable transaction Taxable transaction Taxable Transactions Taxable U.S. Domestic Corporation Taxable Value Taxable Value Taxable Value Taxable Values Taxable Values Taxable Values Taxable Wage Base Taxable year Taxable year Taxable Years Taxable Years Taxable-Equivalent Yield Taxable-Equivalent Yields taxableness taxably Taxaceae taxaceous Taxadermy Taxadermy Taxagon Taxales Taxales taxamanil Taxane Taxanes Taxas alfandegarias Taxaspidean taxation taxation taxation taxation Taxation and Budget Reform Commission Taxation and Customs Union Directorate-General Taxation Determination taxation fatigue Taxation in the European Union Taxation in the European Union Taxation Institute of Hong Kong Taxation Investment Accounting Management Taxation law Taxation Laws Amendment Bill Taxation Laws Improvement Project Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 Taxation of Executive Compensation and Retirement Taxation of Financial Arrangements Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions Committee

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