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'''''Maytenus''''' is a genus of [[plant]] in family [[Celastraceae]]. The genus is distributed throughout [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], [[South East Asia]], [[Micronesia]] and [[ |
'''''Maytenus''''' is a genus of [[plant]] in family [[Celastraceae]]. The genus is distributed throughout [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], [[South East Asia]], [[Micronesia]] and [[Australasia]], the [[Indian Ocean]] and [[Africa]]. It grows in a very wide variety of climates; from tropical to subpolar. |
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==Partial list of species== |
==Partial list of species== |
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Maytenus is a genus of plant in family Celastraceae. The genus is distributed throughout Central and South America, South East Asia, Micronesia and Australasia, the Indian Ocean and Africa. It grows in a very wide variety of climates; from tropical to subpolar.
Partial list of species
- Maytenus abbottii A. E. van Wyk
- Maytenus addat (Loes.) Sebsebe
- Maytenus boaria Molina
- Maytenus canariensis (Loes.) G. Kunkel & Sunding
- Maytenus clarendonensis Britton
- Maytenus crassipes Urb.
- Maytenus curtissii (King) Ding Hou
- Maytenus cymosa
- Maytenus dhofarensis Sebsebe
- Maytenus eggersii Loes.
- Maytenus harenensis Sebsebe
- Maytenus harrisii Krug & Urb.
- Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reissek
- Maytenus jamesonii Briq.
- Maytenus jefeana Lundell
- Maytenus laevigata Cinamomo
- Maytenus laevis
- Maytenus magellanica (Lam.) Hook.f.
- Maytenus manabiensis Loes.
- Maytenus matudai Lundell
- Maytenus microcarpa Fawc. & Rendle
- Maytenus oleosa A. E. van Wyk & R.H.Archer
- Maytenus ponceana Britt.
- Maytenus phyllanthoides
- Maytenus stipitata Lundell
- Maytenus vitis-idaea (Indian's Salt)
- Maytenus williamsii Ant. Molina
Maytenus sp. nov. A is an as of yet unpublished species in the genus that was given a "vulnerable" status by the IUCN Red List. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas.[2]
Cultivation and uses
M. boaria and M. magellanica are the most known species in Europe and the United States because these are the most cold-tolerant trees of this mostly tropical genus. Maytenus ebenifola is added to some versions of the hallucinogenic drink Ayahuasca.[3]
References
- ^ USDA PLANTS
- ^ Miller, A. 2004. Maytenus sp. nov. A. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
- ^ Ayahuasca Analogues