Taxus: Taxus Baccata, Taxus Brevifolia, Taxus Canadensis, Taxus Celebica, Taxus Chinensis, Taxus Cuspidata, Taxus Floridana, Taxus Fuana, Taxus Globosa - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 6134206504 ISBN 13 : 9786134206501

Editeur : Alphascript Publishing, 2011

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Taxus is a genus of yews, small coniferous trees or shrubs in the yew family Taxaceae. They are relatively slow growing and can be very long-lived, and reach heights of 1-40 m, with trunk diameters of up to 4 m. They have reddish bark, lanceolate, flat, dark-green leaves 1-4 cm long and 2-3 mm broad, arranged spirally on the stem, but with the leaf bases twisted to align the leaves in two flat rows either side of the stem. The seed cones are highly modified, each cone containing a single seed 4-7 mm long partly surrounded by a modified scale which develops into a soft, bright red berry-like structure called an aril, 8-15 mm long and wide and open at the end. The arils are mature 6-9 months after pollination, and with the seed contained are eaten by thrushes, waxwings and other birds, which disperse the hard seeds undamaged in their droppings; maturation of the arils is spread over 2-3 months, increasing the chances of successful seed dispersal. The male cones are globose, 3-6 mm diameter, and shed their pollen in early spring. Yews are mostly dioecious, but occasional individuals can be variably monoecious, or change sex with time.

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• Éditeur: Alphascript Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 6134206504
• ISBN 13: 9786134206501
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100