Maytenus boaria

Molina

Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili, 177, 349. 1782.

Common names: Mayten tree
Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 128. Mentioned on page 126.

Trees to 15 m. Stems erect to spreading; branchlets gray-brown, pendent, glabrous. Leaves: petiole 2–5 mm; blade elliptic to lanceolate, 1–6 × 0.4–2 cm, base cuneate, margins regularly serrulate, apex acute. Flowers: sepals green, rounded; petals 1.5–3 m. Capsules yellow or straw colored, 5–9 × 5–6.5 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring; fruiting summer.
Habitat: Disturbed scrub and oak woodlands.
Elevation: 100–400 m.

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., South America (Argentina, Chile).

Discussion

Maytenus boaria is naturalized in the San Francisco Bay area, where it spreads after fires.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Maytenus boaria"
Jinshuang Ma +  and Geoffrey A. Levin +
Molina +
Mayten tree +
Calif. +, South America (Argentina +  and Chile). +
100–400 m. +
Disturbed scrub and oak woodlands. +
Flowering spring +  and fruiting summer. +
Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili, +
Introduced +
Tricerma +
Maytenus boaria +
Maytenus +
species +