Description
Cedarwood evergreen tree, 10-20m high. The bark is grayish brown to reddish brown. The branchlets are opposite, and the winter buds are at the top. The leaves are arranged spirally in 2 rows, linear-lanceolate, slightly curved, with white stomata below. The flowers are unisexual; the male cones are spherical, with short stalks, each male cone has 6 to 16 stamens, with 1 bract at the base; the female cones have long stalks, born in the leaf axils of the lower branches, and consist of nine pairs of alternating Composed of opposite bracts, each bract has 2 erect ovules. The seed is green, drupe-like, with hard inner seed coat
Cephalotaxus cephalotaxus is a subtropical plant endemic to Zhejiang, southern Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and other provinces. Born in the eastern provinces at an altitude of 200-1000 meters, in the southwestern provinces and regions, the distribution is higher, up to 2700-3000 meters, born in the mixed forest of broad-leaved and coniferous trees
Cephalotaxus fortunei has the functions of repelling insects, eliminating accumulation and anti-cancer. Used for cough, food accumulation, roundworm, hookworm disease. Because its leaves, branches, seeds and roots can extract a variety of plant alkaloids, which can treat cancer, it is over-utilized, and the number of resources is drastically reduced, and it is in a state of dying. If it is not protected, it may further fall into an endangered situation.
