A Geographical Analysis of Morphological Characters for Taxus contorta (Taxaceae)
Baccata Group SR MC PAP CSL CSX LA LS PAR
AFGHANISTAN to INDIA
Taxus contorta
Sprague 730 (K). Murree  6 4.5 marg/med[1] diamond rect radial 60 angular
Aitchinson (K). Kurrum Valley, 7500-9000 ft  6 4 med/marg[2] rect elliptical radial 60 angular
Sinnott et al. 146 (K). Between Gotchbok
    and Kubkot Valley, 2750 m  7 3.5 marginal diamond ellitpical radial 45 globose
Stewart 15343 (US). Murree, 7000 ft  7 - distchous 45
Rodin 5313 (US). Punjab Province:
    Rosenhiem, Murree 8 5
ex Herb. Schlagintweit (PH). NW of Srinagar 5 - medial distichous 60
Stewart 8414 (US). Kashmir: Pahlgam  5 4 rect rect radial 60 globose
Stewart 7374 (PH). Sonamarg, 10,000 ft  6.5 4 distichous 60
Mukinji (K). Lada Valley 6 4 med/marg[3] rect elliptical distichous 45 angular
Stewart 8414 (A). Kashmir: Pahlgam 7 3 marginal rect iso-ang radial 60 angular
Stewart 8414 (PH). Kashmir: Pahlgam 7 3
Stewart 12001B (A). Kashmir: Pahlgam
    2600 m 7 4[4] medial distichous 45
Schlagintweit (P). Kashmir: Báltal to Númner 7 -
Kenyoer & Dugeon (PH). Bureah, 11,000 ft 7 5 marg/med[5] rect distichous 45
Rau 31770 (A). Garhwal to Lake Hemkund,
     3200 m  7 -
ex Herb. Falconer 1000 (S: C-1994).
    Kumaon, Dwali? 8500 ft  7 4 marginal elliptical distichous 45 globose
ex Herb. Falconer 1000 (P). Kumaon 7 5 marginal elliptical radial 80 angular
Amin 25114 (KIB) Kashmir: Dwarian 7[6] 5[7] medial[8] rect iso-ang radial 60 globose
Amin 25025 (KIB). Punjab: Nathia gali 7[9] 4[10] medial[11] rect iso-ang distichous 45 globose
Koelz 10285 (A). Punjab: Kulu, above
    Bandrole, 8000 ft  7.5 - medial iso-ang distichous 45 globose
Schlagintweit 8941 (GH). Kashmir: Sukhi
    across the Bamsuru and Chaia Pass to
    Khdrsali, 9000-15400 ft 7.5 3 marginal diamond distichous 60
Stewart 5931 (A). Kashmir: Pahlgam,
    7000-10,000 ft  8 - marginal elliptical radial 60 elliptical
Heybrook 29 (K): Kashmir: Pahlgam 2600 m 8 4 marginal radial 80
Lace 301 (A). Bashahr, Uri Forest  8 6[12] medial ellipitical distichous 45 elliptical
Stewart (PH: 829196). Dharmkat,
    Dharmsala, 6000 (ft?) 8 8
Stewart 10663A (PH). Gulwarg,
    7000-10,000 ft  9 12
Laig Raus (P). Siwalik and Jaunsar Div.,
    10,000 ft  9 5 marginal rect elliptical radial 60 globose
Gamble 2350 (K). Jaunsar Dist., 10,000 ft 9.5 2 marginal elliptical radial 60 rect
 
Pengelly (K). Chumba  10 4 med/marg[13] diamond elliptical radial 60 elliptical
Bertoloni (BOLO: type, T. orientalis).
    Western Sikkim 10.5 3
NEPAL
Stainton et al. 7832 (BM). Chingnon,
    10,000 ft  7.5 4 medial diamond iso-ang distichous[14] 90 globose
Polunin et al. 1353 (BM). Dhotar, 9600 ft. 9 4 diamond elliptical radial 60 globose
Polunin et al. 432 (BM). Chankeli
    Range, 8000 ft  11 5 marginal iso-ang radial 60 elliptical
Polunin et al. 5050 (BM). W of Jumla,
    Belas Gaejigeth, 10000 ft  9 6 medial diamond elliptical radial 80 angular
Gardner 557 (BM). Shios Khola, 8500 ft 9.5 5 marg/med[15] rect rect radial[16] 90 angular
Stainton et al. 734 (BM). Lete, S of Tukucha,
    8000 ft  10 5
Ottba et al. 8311066 (BM). Marayandi Khola 11 0[17] medial diamond elliptical distichous 60 rect
Stainton et al. 5616 (BM). Chingnon, N
    of Tukucha, Gadaki Valley, 10,000 ft 11 7 marginal diamond elliptical radial 60 globose
Intermediate between T. contorta var. contorta and var. mucronata
Polunin et al. 1873 (BM). Chatlwe, 9000 ft. 10 5 medial diamond distichous[18] 80 globose
Mikage et al. 9550282 (BM). Dhaulagiri
    Zone, 2405 m 10.5 4 medial diamond elliptical distichous 80 globose
T. contorta var. mucronata
Dobremez 2106 (BM). 8.5 10 medial diamond elliptical radial 80 globose
Wraber 514 (BM). Hanangi: Karayundi
    Valley, 3100 m  8.5 10 medial diamond radial 80 globose
BHUTAN
Baccata Group
T. contorta var. mucronata
Ludlow et al. 16035 (GH). Eastern, Ha:
    27.22’ 89.18’, 9,000 ft  11 9 medial diamond iso-ang radial 90 globose
Ludlow et al. 16035 (BM).  9.5[19] 8 medial diamond iso-ang radial 80 globose
Data compiled by Richard Spjut, World Botanical Associates, PO Box 81145, Bakersfield, CA 93380-1145
SR = Stomata Rows, number of stomata rows in a band
MC = Marginal Cells without papillae along abaxial surface
PAP = Papillae, in regard to position on surface of epidermal cell
CSL = Cell Shape Longitudinal, shape of epidermal cells on abaxial surface near margin
CSX = Cell Shape X-section
LA = Leaf Arrangement
LS = Leaf Spread, angle at which leaves spread from branches
PAR = Parenchyma Cell, shape of parenchyma cell in leaf mesophyll
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