Torreya

Torreya grandis

For the journal Torreya, see ISSN 0096-3844.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Taxaceae
Genus: Torreya
Species: T. californica – T. dapanshanica – T. fargesii – T. grandis – T. jackii – T. nucifera – T. taxifolia
Paleospecies: †T. clarnensis – †T. masonii

Name

Torreya Arn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 130 (1838), nom. cons.

• Type species: Torreya taxifolia Arn. Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 130 (1838).

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Struvea Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 222 (1841), nom. inval.
  • Caryotaxus Zucc. ex Henkel & W.Hochst., Syn. Nadelhölz.: 366 (1865)
  • Foetataxus J.Nelson, Pinaceae: 167 (1866)
  • Tumion Raf. ex Greene, Pittonia 2: 195 (1891)
    

Homonyms

• Torreya Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 3: 356 (1818) (Lamiaceae Martinov), nom. rej.
• Torreya Raf., J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 105 (1819) (Lamiaceae Martinov)
• Torreya Spreng., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 121 (1820) (Verbenaceae J.St.-Hil.), nom. rej.
• Torreya A.A.Eaton, Man. Bot. (ed. 5) 420 (1829) (Loasaceae Juss.), nom. rej.
• Torreya Croom ex Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen. 340 (1843) (Stemonaceae Caruel)

References

Primary references

• Arnott, G.A.W. 1838. On the Genus Torreya. Annals of Natural History 1(2): 126–132. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Meyer, H.W. & Manchester, S.R. 1997. The Oligocene Bridge Creek flora of the John Day Formation, Oregon. University of California Publications in the Geological Sciences 141: 1–364. ISBN 978-0-520-09816-9. Reference page. 
• Lu, Y.-F., Chen, Z.-L., He, A.-G., Liu, J.-L., Wang, P., Chen, W.-J. & Jin, X.F. 2022. Torreya dapanshanica (Taxaceae), a new species of gymnosperm from Zhejiang, East China. PhytoKeys 192: 29–36. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.192.79506 Reference page. 
• Miao, Z.P., Niu, X.N., Wang, R.B., Huang, L., Ma, B.B., Li, J.H. & Hong, X. 2022. Study of the genus Torreya (Taxaceae) based on chloroplast genomes. Frontiers in Bioscience (Landmark Edition) 27(1, 009): 1–9. DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2701009 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Torreya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Torreya. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 18 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Torreya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Feb. 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Nusseiben
English: Nutmeg Yew
suomi: Torreiat
македонски: Оревна тиса
norsk: Nøttebarlindslekten
русский: Торрея

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