Yew is a common name given to various species of trees. The name is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Taxus: * European yew or common yew (Taxus baccata) * Pacific yew or western yew (Taxus brevifolia) * Canadian yew (Taxus canadensis) * Chinese yew (Taxus chinensis) * Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) * Florida yew (Taxus floridana) * Mexican yew (Taxus globosa) * Sumatran yew (Taxus sumatrana) * Himalayan yew (Taxus wallichiana) * †Taxus masonii (Eocene fossil yew)