What are the producing areas of the latest yew?

Taxus mairei is widely distributed in Lechang, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Hubei, western Anhui, Fanjing Mountain and Fuding Mountain, Tongren City, Sichuan Province, most areas in southwest Chongqing, Youyang Dabanying primeval forest, southern Gansu and other places.

With the exception of Australia, which is found in the southern hemisphere, the rest of the yew is found in the northern hemisphere. There are 4 species and 1 variety of Taxus chinensis, which are distributed in most parts of China. Taxus mairei is mainly distributed in Changbai Mountain and Heilongjiang in Jilin Province, and a small amount in the mountainous area of eastern Liaoning. Taxus yunnanensis is mainly distributed in 16 counties in western Yunnan and prefecture with a total area of about 90,000 square kilometers, which is characterized by wide distribution, scattered growth, no pure forest and mostly scattered trees in the forest. Taxus mairei is mainly distributed in pure forests in eastern, southwestern and eastern Yunnan, mostly scattered trees in the forest.

The reason for the extinction of the yew is that in the early 1990s, an American company discovered that paclitaxel in the bark of the yew has an anti-cancer effect. When the news spread to China and Yunnan, people suddenly realized that the treasure was around, people were frantically peeling yew, and no one paid attention to the detailed regulations on the Protection of Precious Tree species in Yunnan Province. the lives of more and more yew came to an abrupt end overnight.

The State Forestry Administration has made clear instructions on the "yew project": "Taxus is a first-class protected tree species in China, with good ecological benefits and extremely high economic value. The state supports vigorously building a yew forest in an appropriate range, and all sectors of society to participate in the afforestation and greening cause in the form of contracting, leasing, auction, stock cooperation and other forms should be promoted and encouraged."

Taxus nature reserve

1. Liangyeshan National Nature Reserve is the first national yew nature reserve in China, and it is also the only national nature reserve with Taxus mairei as the protection object.

2. Muling Taxus mairei Nature Reserve was approved as a national nature reserve in 2009, and more than 160000 plants of Taxus cuspidata, known as "giant pandas in the plant world", will be further effectively protected.