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Maytenus Peduncularis
''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 America, Central and South America, Southeast Asia, Micronesia and Australasia, the Indian Ocean and Africa. They grow in a very wide variety of climates, from tropical to subpolar. The traditional circumscription of ''Maytenus'' is paraphyly, paraphyletic, so many species have been transferred to ''Denhamia'', ''Gymnosporia'', ''Monteverdia'', and ''Tricerma''. Selected species * ''Maytenus abbottii'' Abraham Erasmus van Wyk, A.E.van Wyk * ''Maytenus acuminata'' (L.f.) Loes. * ''Maytenus boaria'' Juan Ignacio Molina, Molina (type species) * ''Maytenus buxifolia'' (A.Rich.) Griseb. (West Indies) * ''Maytenus canariensis'' (Loes.) G. Kunkel & Sunding * ''Maytenus curtissii'' (George King (botanist), King) Ding Hou * ''Maytenus hookeri'' Loes. * ''Maytenus jamesonii'' Briq. * ''Maytenus lucidus'' * ''Maytenus m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, elliptical, fine serrate margins, light green color, about 2.5 and 5 cm long. The flowers are small; male flowers are brownish yellow and female are green with purple lines. Its fruit is a yellow bivalve capsule, which contains one or two seeds, and is covered by a red-colored membrane. Its seeds are easy to germinate. Cultivation and uses From its seeds oil is obtained in order to elaborate varnish. The hard wood is used in tool handles and as both ornamental in gardens and reforestation of Chile. European bees produce a very delicious honey from its flowers. Its tender leaves are used to feed cattle, In fact, the name boaria means bovine, because cattle enjoy feeding on them. It is easy to plant by seed. Mayten tree is fully nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |