Torreya taxifolia

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Torreya taxifolia - rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed

stinking cedar, stinking yew, Torrey tree

genus Torreya, Torreya - nutmeg-yews

yew - any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves

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McLachlan et al., A Framework for Debate of Assisted Migration in an Era of Climate Change, 21 CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 297 (2007) (describing assisted migration efforts to save the Florida torreya (Torreya taxifolia) from extinction).

The Wilderness Act and climate change adaptation

Gametophyte and embryo development of Torreya taxifolia. Botanical Gazette 39: 161-178.

Rescuing Robert Brown--the origins of angio-ovuly in seed cones of conifers

The scientific research community becomes an audience when Garden Conservationists are asked to supply stinking cedar (Torreya taxifolia) cuttings for cancer research.