Taxus (CITES Appendix II) is highly valued for taxol, an important medicine for treatment of several forms of cancers, very sparse information is known about its resource status, distribution and management practices. The demand of its leafy biomass in global drugs market is growing day by day as the patients of cancer are increasing. The harvesting of such resources has not been done in a sustainable way that's why there is an urgent need for its study in the resources area. In this context, the book provides information of resource assessment and distribution pattern of Taxus in the working...