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  2. Taxus baccata - Wikipedia

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    Taxus baccata is a species of evergreen tree in the family Taxaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe and Southern Europe, as well as Northwest Africa, northern Iran, and Southwest Asia. [4] It is the tree originally known as yew , though with other related trees becoming known, it may be referred to as common yew , [ 5 ] European yew ...

  3. Taxine alkaloids - Wikipedia

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    Taxine alkaloids, which are often named under the collective title of taxines, are the toxic chemicals that can be isolated from the yew tree. [2] [3] The amount of taxine alkaloids depends on the species of yew, with Taxus baccata and Taxus cuspidata containing the most. [4]

  4. Taxaceae - Wikipedia

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    However, the seeds are highly poisonous to humans, containing the poisons taxine and taxol. [3] Distribution ... Taxus L. – Common yew Taxus baccata European yew;

  5. Taxus - Wikipedia

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    T. baccata appears throughout Europe and into western Asia. [2] T. cuspidata occurs over much of East Asia, in China, Japan, Korea, and Sakhalin. [13] Taxus brevifolia ranges in the United States from California to Montana and Alaska, [12] while Taxus canadensis appears in the northeastern United States and southeast Canada. [2]

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  7. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    Taxus baccata: English yew, common yew, graveyard tree Taxaceae: Nearly all parts contain toxic taxanes (except the red, fleshy, and slightly sweet aril surrounding the toxic seeds). [208] [209] The seeds themselves are particularly toxic if chewed. [210]

  8. List of gymnosperm families - Wikipedia

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    The raw plants are toxic for humans, but carefully prepared starches from some species are added to certain Asian dishes. ... Taxus baccata. Welwitschiaceae (tumbo ...

  9. Taxus cuspidata - Wikipedia

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    Taxus baccata leaves contain approximately 5 mg of taxines per 1g of leaves. [9] The estimated (i.e. not by any means a fact) lethal dose (LD min) of Taxus baccata leaves is 3.0-6.5 mg/kg body weight for humans [16] There is currently no known antidotes for yew poisoning, but drugs such as atropine have been used to treat the symptoms. [17]