Celastraceae
Maytenus

Maytenus spinosa (Griseb.) Lourteig & O'Donell

First published in Natura (Buenos Aires) 1: 188 (1955)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to N. Argentina. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Biral, L. (2014). Novidadas taxonômicas em Maytenus (Celastraceae) para a flora da Argentina. Bonplandia. Corrientes 23: 43-49.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2017). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 17: 1-434. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Biral, L. (2014). Novidadas taxonômicas em Maytenus (Celastraceae) para a flora da Argentina. Bonplandia. Corrientes 23: 43-49.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lorentz, P.G.; Hieronymus, G. [462] Argentina K000494574 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 10, 2006 Wood, J., R.; Huaylla, H. [21189] Bolivia Maytenus scutioides K000325180 Yes
May 10, 2006 Wood, J., R. et al. [21286] Bolivia Maytenus scutioides K000325182 Yes
Lorentz [s.n.] Argentina Maytenus scutioides K000494583 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images