Taxaceae Taxus cuspidata Sieb. & Zucc.

Japanese Yew

Aleut - Fiber, Canoe Material

Use documented by:
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1951, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands I. Aleutian Vegetation and Aleut Culture, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 29

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Scientific name: Taxus cuspidata Sieb. & Zucc.
USDA symbol: TACU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Japanese Yew
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Aleut
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Canoe Material
Notes: Drift wood bent into ribs for boats.

RECRD: 60306 id: 39601

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