TAXACEAE, Yew Family

Evergreen shrub; leaves flat, linear, 1-2.5 cm long, spiraUy arranged, spreading and appearing 2-ranked; stamens peltate, several on a short axiUary stem subtended by scales, each stamen with 4ยท6 microsporangia; carpllate cone a single ovule surrounded at maturity by a fleshy red ariI.

Taxaceae