Maytenus boaria
Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili, 177, 349. 1782.
Common names: Mayten tree
Introduced
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
Introduced; Calif., South America (Argentina), South America (Chile)
Discussion
Maytenus boaria is naturalized in the San Francisco Bay area, where it spreads after fires.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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hypogynous +
dehiscing +
not beaked +
acute +
bright red +
cuneate +
obscure +
elliptic;lanceolate +
pendent +
glabrous +
terete +
Mayten tree +
axillary +
nutlike +
symmetric +
axillary +
loculicidal +
absent +
true +
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fascicled +
alternate +
persistent +
serrulate +
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rudimentary +
annular +
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2-4-carpellate +
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Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili, +
1782 +
not winged +
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green +
distinct +
rounded +
longitudinal +
Introduced +
free +
free-inserted +
not gland-tipped +
undivided +
alternate +
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minute +
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connate +
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Maytenus boaria +
Maytenus +
species +
fascicles +
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