Fortune's Plum Yew

At a glance

Origin / distribution: BE, FR, GB, IT, NL, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: (+)-ACETYLCEPHALOTAXINE, CEPHALOFORTUNEINE, DESMETHYLCEPHALOTAXINONE, 3-EPIWILSONINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Cephalotaxaceae

Scientific name: Cephalotaxus fortunei

Common names: Fortune's Plum Yew, Chinese Plum-yew, Chinese cowtail pine, Chinese plum yew, Chinese plum-yew, Céphalotaxus de Fortune, Fortuna başcıqlı qaraçöhrə, Fortune's Yew Plum, Fortune's plum yew, Fortune's plum-yew, Fortunes Kopfeibe, Kinesisk druebarlind, San jian shan, Yuan bian zhong, Zachte knoptaxus, głowocis chiński, hlavotis Fortuneův, patis Fortuneov

POWO: 261815-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in BE, FR, GB, IT, NL, TW.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• BE
• FR
• GB
• IT
• NL
• TW

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• [Lignans from stems and leaves of Cephalotaxus fortunei (Ⅱ)]. · 2023 source ↗
• Characteristics of Cephalotaxus fortunei kernel oil and its digestion behaviors. · 2023 source ↗
• Highly modified cephalotane-type diterpenoids from Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina and C. sinensis. · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• (+)-ACETYLCEPHALOTAXINE
• CEPHALOFORTUNEINE
• DESMETHYLCEPHALOTAXINONE
• 3-EPIWILSONINE
• HAINANOLIDE
• HARRINGTONINE
• 4-HYDROXYCEPHALOTAXINE
• 11-HYDROXYCEPHALOTAXINE
• CEPHALOTAXINE
• HAINANENSINE
• HOMOHARRINGTONINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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