Torreya nucifera

Torreya nucifera
Torreya nucifera foliage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Cupressales
Family: Taxaceae
Genus: Torreya
Species:
T. nucifera
Binomial name
Torreya nucifera

Torreya nucifera is a slow-growing, coniferous tree native to southern Japan and to South Korea's Jeju Island. It is also called kaya () Japanese torreya[2] or Japanese nutmeg-yew.

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  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Torreya nucifera​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 December 2015.