Maytenus aquifolia

Maytenus aquifolia, the espinheira-santa, is an endemic tree (sometimes shrub) species endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome in southeastern Brazil,

Maytenus aquifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Maytenus
Species:
M. aquifolia
Binomial name
Maytenus aquifolia
Mart.

Distribution

It is native to the regions of Sudeste − in Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states; and of Sul − in Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states.[1]

Uses

It is a medicinal species, being used for treating ulcers and gastritis.[2]

Conservation

Indiscriminate usage is threatening the survival of this species in its natural habitat.[3]

References

  1. Lombardi, J.A., Groppo, M. 2010. Celastraceae in Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. (http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/FB006747%5B%5D).
  2. Mossi, A.J. (2003), Variabilidade genética e de compostos voláteis e semi voláteis em Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reiss. PhD Thesis Universidade Federal de São Carlos.
  3. Consema, Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul: Espécies da Flora Ameaçadas de Extinção do Rio Grande do Sul ANGIOSPERMAE (2002).


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