Taiwan Suihuashan
belongs to the Taxaceae Family, with the Latin name of Amentotaxus formosana. It is only
distributed in Taiwan
Province in the southeast of
China.
It is a sort of small
evergreen arbor, about 7 to 10 meters high. It mainly grows in forests on
mountainous areas 850 to 1,000 meters above sea level. The distinction between
Amentotaxus formosana and Amentotaxus argotaenia is that the white stomatic band is 2 to 3
times wider than the green sideband. The seeds are
obovate, and the leaves are sickle-shaped. The panicle length of male cone is
less than 5 centimeters.