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310.0000 Family Celastraceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 554 (1814), nom. cons.
ca. 100 genera, ca. 1280 spp. Phylogeny: Simmons et al. 2023
Species listed in database: 1334
= Brexiaceae Loudon; Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 524 (1830)
= Canotiaceae Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 18: 255 (1965)
= Cassiniaceae Sch.Bip.; Flora 35: 129 (1852)
= Chingithamnaceae Hand.-Mazz.; Sinensia 2: 126 (1932)
= Euonymaceae Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin Aneb. Rostlin 2(110): 438, 439 (1825)
= Hippocrateaceae Juss.; Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 18: 486 (1811), nom. cons.
= Lepuropetalaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Gen. Sect. ... nov. ed.]: 243 (1943)
= Parnassiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 456 (1820), nom. cons., Family
= Plagiopteraceae Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 18: 266 (1965)
= Pottingeriaceae Takht.; Sist. Magnoliof. 212 (1987), Family
= Salaciaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 101 (1838)
= Siphonodontaceae Gagnep. & Tardieu; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 102 (1951), nom. cons.
= Stackhousiaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 555 (1814), nom. cons.
310.5001 Genus Maytenus Molina; Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili 177 (1782)
Distribution: Tropical South America. Genus circumscription fide Biral et al. (2017). Some species might require transfer in other genera like Monteverdia.
Species listed in database: 34
= Boaria DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 299 (1844)
= Euthalis Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.; Bot. Antarct. Voy. I (Fl. Antarct.) 254 (1847)
= Haenkea Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 36, t. 6 (1794)
species :
Maytenus alaternoides Reissek; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(1): 15 (1861)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Maytenus alaternoides var. angustifolia Reissek; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(1): 15 (1861)
= Maytenus alaternoides var. latifolius Reissek; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(1): 15 (1861)
species :
Maytenus angustifolia Mattos & N.F.Mattos; (1978), non (Sond.) Loes. 1942
Distribution: S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG
species :
Maytenus boaria Molina; Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili 177 (1782)
Name: Maitén [Chile]
Distribution: New Zealand [I]; USA [I] (California [I]); Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul); Argentina (Chubut, Cordoba, Mendoza, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz, San Juan, San Luis, Tierra del Fuego); Chile (Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana de Santiago, O´Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, Araucanía, Los Rios, Los Lagos, Aisén, Magallanes)
51 nzl 76 usa 83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Boaria chilensis Phil.
= Boaria molinae A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 299 (1844)
= Celastrus boaria (Molina) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 6: 26 (1875)
= Celastrus maytenus Lam. ex Forsyth f.; Bot. Nomencl. 149 (1794)
= Celastrus uncinatus Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 3: 7 (1802)
= Maytenus boaria var. angustifolia Turcz.
= Maytenus chilensis DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 2: 9 (1825)
= Maytenus chilensis var. angustifolia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 2: 10 (1825)
= Maytenus crenulata C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 3: 465 (1845)
= Maytenus marginata Ettingsh.; Blatt-Skel. Dikot. 290 (1861)
= Maytenus pendulina Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 108 (1841)
= Maytenus uncinata (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 11 (1832)
= Senacia maytenus Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 2: 96 (1793)
species :
Maytenus boarioides Loes.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 381 (1905)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Maytenus chubutensis (Speg.) Lourteig, O´Donell & Sleumer; Natura (Buenos Aires) 1: 208 (1955)
Distribution: Argentina (Chubut, Neuquen, Rio Negro); Chile (Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, Araucanía, Los Lagos, Aisén)
85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Pernettya chubutensis Speg.; Revista Fac. Agron. Univ. Nac. La Plata 3: 618 (1897)
species :
Maytenus conferta (Ruiz & Pav.) Loes.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 5: 206 (1892)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Celastrus confertus Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 3: 7 (1802)
species :
Maytenus coriacea Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(2): 337 (1952)
Distribution: Venezuela (Guarico, Merida)
82 VEN
species :
Maytenus cuezzoi Legname; Lilloa 33(19): 333 (1973)
Distribution: Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
85 ARG
species :
Maytenus curranii S.F.Blake; Contr. Gray Herb. 53: 35 (1918)
Distribution: Venezuela (Falcon, Guarico, Lara)
82 VEN
species :
Maytenus disticha (Hook.f.) Urb.; Festschr. Ascherson [Urban & Graebner] 58 (1904)
Distribution: Argentina (Neuquen, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego); Chile (Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, Araucanía, Los Rios, Los Lagos, Aisén, Magallanes)
85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Crossopetalum distichum (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 116 (1891)
= Myginda disticha Hook.f.; Bot. Antarct. Voy. I (Fl. Antarct.). 2: 254 (1845)
= Rhacoma disticha (Hook.f.) Loes.
species :
Maytenus durifolia Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 20: 351 (1919)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Maytenus grisea Lundell; Wrightia 5(1): 1 (1972)
Distribution: Guatemala; Costa Rica
80 COS GUA
species :
Maytenus guatemalensis Lundell; Phytologia 1: 305 (1939)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Chiapas); Guatemala; Belize
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA
species :
Maytenus itatiaiae Wawra; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 32: 38 (1882)
Distribution: Brazil
84 BRA
Remarks: provisionally accepted name. Status uncertain
species :
Maytenus jamesonii Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 20: 353 (1919)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Maytenus jelskii Szyszył.; Diss. Cl. Math.-Phys. Acad. Litt. Cracov. 29: 222 (1895) (Diagn. Pl. Nov. Peru. 8)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Maytenus mathewsii Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 20: 348 (1919)
species :
Maytenus laxiflora Triana & Planch.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 5, 16: 367 (1872)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Cundinamarca)
82 CLM
species :
Maytenus longipes Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 20: 361 (1919)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Chocó, La Guajira, Magdalena, Santander); Venezuela (Aragua, Falcon, Guarico, Lara)
80 PAN 82 CLM VEN
species :
Maytenus magellanica (Lam.) Hook.f.; Bot. Antarct. Voy. I (Fl. Antarct.). 2: 254 (1845)
Name: Leña dura [Chile]
Distribution: Argentina (Chubut, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego); Chile (O´Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, Araucanía, Los Rios, Los Lagos, Aisén, Magallanes)
85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassine magellanica Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 2: 92 (1797)
= Celastrus magellanicus (Lam.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 2: 8 (1825)
= Euthalis lucida Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.; Bot. Antarct. Voy. I (Fl. Antarct.) 254 (1847)
= Maytenus andina Phil.; Linnaea 28: 617 (1856)
species :
Maytenus mayana Lundell; Wrightia 5(1): 2 (1972)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Maytenus mornicola Urb. & Ekman; Ark. Bot. 22A(8): 69 (1929)
Distribution: Haiti
81 HIS
species :
Maytenus parvifolia Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(2): 338 (1952)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander); Venezuela (Merida)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Maytenus pavonii Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 20: 349 (1919)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena); Peru
82 CLM 83 PER
species :
Maytenus prunifolia C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 3: 465 (1845)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Maytenus myricoides Triana & Planch.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 5, 16: 366 (1872)
= Maytenus novogranatensis Cuatrec.; Fieldiana, Bot. 27: 83 (1950)
species :
Maytenus pseudoboaria Loes.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 29 (1934)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Maytenus pseudoboaria var. triantha Loes.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 29 (1934)
= Maytenus pseudoboaria var. monantha Loes.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 29 (1934)
species :
Maytenus repanda Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(1): 450 (1858)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Maytenus reynosioides Urb.; Ark. Bot. 22A(8): 68 (1929)
Distribution: Haiti
81 HIS
species :
Maytenus robustoides Loes.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 380 (1905)
Distribution: Ecuador; Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL ECU
species :
Maytenus salicifolia Reissek; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 11(1): 10 (1861)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Maytenus suboppositifolia Cuatrec.; Brittonia 11: 163 (1959)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Maytenus tunarina Loes.; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 37 (1898)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Maytenus verticillata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 2: 10 (1825)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Huila, Nariño); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Celastrus verticillatus Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 3: 6 (1802)
= Maytenus verticillata var. latifolia Loes.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 381 (1905)
= Maytenus verticillata var. lehmannii Loes.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1: 161 (1905)
species :
Maytenus vexata Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 20: 353 (1919)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Crossopetalum myrsinoides (Kunth) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 70 (1891)
= Maytenus myrsinoides (Kunth) Urb.; Festschr. Ascherson [Urban & Graebner] 58 (1904)
= Myginda myrsinoides Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 7: 68 (1824)
species :
Maytenus woodsonii Lundell; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 26: 291 (1939)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (La Guajira, Magdalena, Santander)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Maytenus blepharodes Lundell; Lloydia 4: 52 (1941)
= Maytenus vulcanicola Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 22: 153 (1940)
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