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Genus: Maytenus
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Eurosid I > Family: Celastraceae
About 150 species
worldwide, of which 14 are native to southern Africa. An additional two
species are cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe and
Flora of
Mozambique.
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Maytenus abbottii
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Maytenus acuminata |
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Maytenus albata |
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Maytenus chasei
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
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Maytenus cordata |
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Maytenus deflexa |
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Maytenus ilicina |
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Maytenus lucida |
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Maytenus monococca |
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Maytenus oleoides |
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Maytenus oleosa |
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Maytenus peduncularis |
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Maytenus procumbens |
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Maytenus undata |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
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Maytenus boaria (Mayten tree)
Native to Chile and Argentina.
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Maytenus ilicifolia (Sombra de
toro)
Native to Brazil.
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