''Maytenus umbellata'' is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. Common names include Buxo-da-rocha and Madeira shrubby bittersweet."Maytenus umbellata (R. Br.) Mabb." José do Canto Botanical Garden. Accessed 9 April 2021

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Description

It is a small evergreen tree or shrub growing up to 5 meters high.

Habitat and ecology

''Maytenus umbellata'' is native to the

and neighboring islands in the archipelago. It is found from sea level to 400 meters elevation, in woodlands and shrublands with ''

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'', and in lower-elevation laurel forests with '' Laurus azorica, Ocotea foetens'', and other species.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q10327861, from2=Q17248005 Endemic flora of Madeira umbellata Plants described in 1828 Taxa named by David Mabberley Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)