torreyas
Torreya
Torreya is a genus of conifers comprising six or seven species placed the family Taxaceae, though sometimes formerly placed in Cephalotaxaceae. Four species are native to eastern Asia; the other two are native to North America. They are small to medium-sized evergreen trees reaching 5–20 m, rarely 25 m, tall. Common names include nutmeg yew.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
California torreya
speciesTorreya californica
Florida torreya
speciesTorreya taxifolia
Japanese torreya
speciesTorreya nucifera
Chinese torreya
speciesTorreya grandis
Jack's torreya
speciesTorreya jackii
Daba torreya
speciesTorreya fargesii
Torreya dapanshanica
speciesTorreya dapanshanica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55194.