Sumatran Yew

At a glance

Origin / distribution: TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: BACCATIN-III, CEPHALOMANNINE, 10-DEACETYL-13-OXOBACCATIN-III, 7-EPI-10-DEACETYLCEPHALOMANNINE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Taxaceae

Scientific name: Taxus sumatrana

Common names: Sumatran Yew, Chinese yew, Taiwan yew, 南洋紅豆杉, 紅杉, 紫杉, 臺灣紅豆杉, 蘇門答臘紅豆杉, 西雙版納粗榧, 赤柏松

History

The source record documents this plant in TW.

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

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• 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

• Acute toxicity assessment and metabolomic profiling of <i>Taxus sumatrana</i> leaf extract as a sustainable alternative to bark harvesting. · 2026 source ↗
• The chloroplast genome of Taxus sumatrana, an endangered medicinal tree from Indonesia. · 2025 source ↗
• Diving into paclitaxel: isolation and screening content from <i>Taxus sumatrana</i> at Singgalang Conservation Center, West Sumatra. · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BACCATIN-III
• CEPHALOMANNINE
• 10-DEACETYL-13-OXOBACCATIN-III
• 7-EPI-10-DEACETYLCEPHALOMANNINE
• 7-EPI-10-DEACETYLTAXOL
• 19-HYDROXYBACCATIN-III
• 19-HYDROXY-13-OXOBACCATIN
• TAXOL

Legality

CITES: Appendix II

II — Includes infraspecific taxa of this species. — 13/09/2007

Jurisdictions in the listing: Taiwan, Province of China (TW)

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This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata

Species+ / CITES Checklist · Species+ / CITES checklist terms

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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