The Formosan cowtail pine had not been very numerous to begin with, and with so many being innocently sacrificed in mistake for the Taiwan yew, the TFB had no choice but to protect it by listing it as a rare species.
由於粗榧本身已是稀有植物，加上平白無故代紅豆杉受死的數量太多，林務局也將這代罪羔羊列入稀有樹種加以保護。