Torreya californica Torr.

TAXACEAE

- Yew family (Gymnosperms - Conifers)

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Name: Torreya californica Torr.

Nomencl. ref.: New York J. Pharm. (1852-1854) 3: 49 (1854)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: California nutmeg

English name: California torreya

English name: California-nutmeg

Grown habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Coniferophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Taxales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Torreya
Species:

Page counter: 318 ( AVG: 222.98 / 292.011 )

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Torreya californica
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Roma, Orto Botanico Monumentale, Roma, Lazio, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Torreya californica
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Torreya californica
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (California)

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Map for Torreya californica Torr.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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