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''Maytenus'' ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is a genus of
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s in the family
Celastraceae The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the sta ...
. Members of the genus are distributed throughout Central and
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, the
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. They grow in a very wide variety of climates, from tropical to subpolar. The traditional circumscription of ''Maytenus'' is paraphyletic, so many species have been transferred to ''
Denhamia ''Denhamia'' is a genus of plants within the family Celastraceae, with species in Australia and New Caledonia. The species inhabit a variety of environments, from rainforest to semi-arid savanna. All species grow as shrubs or small trees up to 10 ...
'', ''
Gymnosporia ''Gymnosporia'' is an Old World genus of plants, that comprise suffrutices, shrubs and trees. It was formerly considered congeneric with ''Maytenus'', but more recent investigations separated it based on the presence of achyblasts (truncated br ...
'', ''
Monteverdia ''Monteverdia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. In a taxonomic review, Leonardo Biral ''et al.'' (2017) in ''Systematic Botany'' 42 (4), reclassified 123 species of ''Maytenus'' now placed in the genus ''Monteverdia'' ...
'', and ''Tricerma''.


Selected species

* '' Maytenus abbottii'' A.E.van Wyk * ''
Maytenus acuminata ''Maytenus acuminata'' (also called the silky bark, umNama or Sybas) is a variable, medium-sized, evergreen tree indigenous to Africa, including South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmos ...
'' (L.f.) Loes. * ''
Maytenus boaria ''Maytenus boaria'' (mayten) is an evergreen tree of the family Celastraceae, native from South America, up to , diameter, straight trunk. It occurs naturally approximately from 30 to 50ºS: Chile. Description Its leaves are small, alternate, ...
'' Molina (
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) * '' Maytenus buxifolia'' (A.Rich.) Griseb. (
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) * ''
Maytenus canariensis ''Maytenus canariensis'' is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a conservation dependent tree endemic to the Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, :es:Canarias, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a ...
'' (Loes.)
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Maytenus curtissii ''Maytenus curtisii'' is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is found in Malaysia and Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a na ...
'' (
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) Ding Hou
* ''
Maytenus hookeri ''Maytenus'' ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. Members of the genus are distributed throughout Central and South America, Southeast Asia, Micronesia and Australasia, the Indi ...
'' Loes. * ''
Maytenus jamesonii ''Maytenus jamesonii'' is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also ter ...
'' Briq. * ''
Maytenus lucidus ''Maytenus'' ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. Members of the genus are distributed throughout Central and South America, Southeast Asia, Micronesia and Australasia, the Indi ...
'' * ''
Maytenus magellanica ''Maytenus magellanica'' (Magellan's mayten or hard log mayten; ''leña dura'' in Spanish) is a small evergreen tree from the genus ''Maytenus'', up to 5 meters (16 ft), in the Celastraceae. It grows in southern Argentina and Chile from 36º ...
'' ( Lam.) Hook.f. * ''
Maytenus obtusifolia ''Maytenus'' ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. Members of the genus are distributed throughout Central and South America, Southeast Asia, Micronesia and Australasia, the Indi ...
'' * '' Maytenus octogona'' * '' Maytenus oleoides'' Loes. * ''
Maytenus oleosa ''Maytenus oleosa'' is a rare, willow-like, small tree in the family Celastraceae which is limited in habitat to lowland forests along the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape coasts of South Africa, particularly where there are streams or rivers. It i ...
'' A.E.van Wyk & R.H.Archer * '' Maytenus phyllanthoides'' Benth. – Florida mayten, guttapercha mayten * ''
Maytenus procumbens ''Maytenus procumbens'' is a bushy shrub or small tree growing along the coastal belt of southern and south-eastern South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is b ...
'' (L.f.) Loes. * '' Maytenus reynosioides'' Urb. * '' Maytenus undata'' (Thunb.) Blakelock * '' Maytenus vitis-idaea'' – Indian's salt * '' Maytenus williamsii'' A.Molina Undescribed species: * ''Maytenus'' sp. nov. A Miller (Yemen)


Formerly placed here

* '' Denhamia bilocularis'' (F.Muell.) M.P. Simmons – Orangebark * '' Denhamia cunninghamii'' (Hook.) M.P. Simmons – Koonkara * '' Denhamia disperma'' (F.Muell.) M.P. Simmons * '' Denhamia fasciculiflora'' (Jessup) M.P. Simmons * '' Denhamia ferdinandi'' (Jessup) M.P. Simmons * '' Denhamia silvestris'' (Lander & L.A.S.Johnson) M.P. Simmons – Narrow-leaved orangebark, orange bark, orange bush * '' Gymnosporia addat'' Loes. * '' Gymnosporia austroyunnanensis'' (S.J. Pei & Y.H. Li) M.P. Simmons * '' Gymnosporia dhofarensis'' ( Sebsebe) Jordaan * '' Gymnosporia diversifolia'' Maxim. (as ''M. diversifolia'' (Maxim.) Ding Hou) * '' Gymnosporia harenensis'' (Sebsebe) Jordaan * '' Gymnosporia heterophylla'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes. (as ''M. heterophylla'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N. Robson) * '' Gymnosporia nemorosa'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Szyszyl. (as ''M. nemorosa'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Marais) * '' Gymnosporia rothiana'' (Walp.) Wight & Arn. ex M.A.Lawson (as ''M. rothiana'' (Walp.) Lobr.-Callen) * '' Gymnosporia royleana'' Wall. ex M.A.Lawson (as ''M. royleana'' (Wall. ex M. A. Lawson) Cufod.) * '' Gymnosporia senegalensis'' (Lam.) Loes. (as ''M. senegalensis'' (Lam.) Exell) * '' Gymnosporia thomsonii'' Kurz (as ''M. thomsonii'' (Kurz) V.S.Raju & Babu) * '' Monteverdia aquifolia'' (Mart.) Biral * '' Monteverdia clarendonensis'' ( Britton) Biral * '' Monteverdia crassipes'' ( Urb.) Biral * '' Monteverdia cymosa'' (Krug & Urban) Biral – Caribbean mayten * ''
Monteverdia eggersii ''Monteverdia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. In a taxonomic review, Leonardo Biral ''et al.'' (2017) in ''Systematic Botany'' 42 (4), reclassified 123 species of ''Maytenus'' now placed in the genus ''Monteverdia'' ...
'' (Loes.) Biral * '' Monteverdia elongata'' (Urban) Biral – Puerto Rico mayten * ''
Monteverdia harrisii ''Monteverdia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. In a taxonomic review, Leonardo Biral ''et al.'' (2017) in ''Systematic Botany'' 42 (4), reclassified 123 species of ''Maytenus'' now placed in the genus ''Monteverdia'' ...
'' (Krug & Urb.) Biral * '' Monteverdia ilicifolia'' ( Mart. ex Reissek) Biral * '' Monteverdia jefeana'' ( Lundell) Biral * '' Monteverdia krukovii'' (A.C. Sm.) Biral * '' Monteverdia laevigata'' (Vahl) Biral – White cinnamon * ''
Monteverdia laevis ''Monteverdia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. In a taxonomic review, Leonardo Biral ''et al.'' (2017) in ''Systematic Botany'' 42 (4), reclassified 123 species of ''Maytenus'' now placed in the genus ''Monteverdia'' ...
'' (Reissek) Biral * ''
Monteverdia macrocarpa ''Monteverdia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. In a taxonomic review, Leonardo Biral ''et al.'' (2017) in ''Systematic Botany'' 42 (4), reclassified 123 species of ''Maytenus'' now placed in the genus ''Monteverdia'' ...
'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Biral * ''
Monteverdia manabiensis ''Monteverdia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. In a taxonomic review, Leonardo Biral ''et al.'' (2017) in ''Systematic Botany'' 42 (4), reclassified 123 species of ''Maytenus'' now placed in the genus ''Monteverdia'' ...
'' (Loes.) Biral * ''
Monteverdia matudae ''Monteverdia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. In a taxonomic review, Leonardo Biral ''et al.'' (2017) in ''Systematic Botany'' 42 (4), reclassified 123 species of ''Maytenus'' now placed in the genus ''Monteverdia'' ...
'' (Lundell) Biral * ''
Monteverdia microcarpa ''Monteverdia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. In a taxonomic review, Leonardo Biral ''et al.'' (2017) in ''Systematic Botany'' 42 (4), reclassified 123 species of ''Maytenus'' now placed in the genus ''Monteverdia'' ...
'' ( Fawc. & Rendle) Biral * '' Monteverdia ponceana'' ( Britt.) Biral * '' Monteverdia quadrangulata'' (Schrad.) Biral * '' Monteverdia robusta'' (Reissek) Biral * '' Monteverdia stipitata'' (Lundell) Biral


Cultivation and uses

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Maytenus boaria ''Maytenus boaria'' (mayten) is an evergreen tree of the family Celastraceae, native from South America, up to , diameter, straight trunk. It occurs naturally approximately from 30 to 50ºS: Chile. Description Its leaves are small, alternate, ...
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Maytenus magellanica ''Maytenus magellanica'' (Magellan's mayten or hard log mayten; ''leña dura'' in Spanish) is a small evergreen tree from the genus ''Maytenus'', up to 5 meters (16 ft), in the Celastraceae. It grows in southern Argentina and Chile from 36º ...
'' are the most known species in Europe and the United States because these are the most cold-tolerant trees of this mostly
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genus. The bark of '' Maytenus krukovii'' has a variety of documented medicinal properties; it is also sometimes admixed into decoctions of
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References


Flora of Pakistan
Celastrales genera Ayahuasca Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Celastraceae-stub