Taxus [tis]

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Taxus
Taxus brevifolia
tis západoamerický

 

Taxus brevifolia

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Definition

Genus of coniferous yew trees or shrubs, several species of which have medicinal uses. Notable is the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, which is used to make the anti-neoplastic drug taxol (PACLITAXEL).

DUI
D020946 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0328579
Previous indexing
Plants, Medicinal (1971-1999); Trees (1965-1999)
History note
2000
Public note
2000

B Organisms
B01 Eukaryota 417
B01.875 Viridiplantae 5
B01.875.800 Streptophyta 12
B01.875.800.575 Embryophyta 22
B01.875.800.575.912 Tracheophyta 22
B01.875.800.575.912.625 Pinales
B01.875.800.575.912.625.937 Taxaceae 2
B01.875.800.575.912.625.937.250 Cephalotaxus
B01.875.800.575.912.625.937.500 Taxus 14
B02 Archaea 61
B03 Bacteria 2 110
B04 Viruses 639