''Cephalotaxus sinensis'' is a

conifer Conifers are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single ...

ous shrub or small tree in the family

Taxaceae Taxaceae (), commonly called the yew family, is a coniferous family which includes six extant and two extinct genera, and about 30 species of plants, or in older interpretations three genera and 7 to 12 species. Description They are many-bran ...

. It is native to central and southern

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. Some botanists consider ''

Cephalotaxus koreana ''Cephalotaxus koreana'', commonly called the Korean plum yew, is a coniferous shrub or small tree in the family Taxaceae. It is native to Korea, Japan and northeast China. Some botanists consider it synonymous with '' C. harringtonii''. ''Ceph ...

'' and ''C. sinensis'' to be synonymous with ''

Cephalotaxus harringtonii ''Cephalotaxus harringtonia'', commonly known as Japanese plum-yew, Harrington's cephalotaxus, or cowtail pine, is a coniferous bush or small tree in the family Taxaceae. It is native to Japan, but is occasionally utilised in western gardens and ...

''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q665625 Flora of China sinensis Least concern plants