Maytenus

  • Filed As

    Celastraceae
    Maytenus

  • Collector(s)

    P. C. Zietsman 3930 with B. Borris, L. Koupal, R. Brand, 23 Oct 1999

  • Location

    South Africa. Northern Cape. Gordonia. Augrabies Waterfall Nat. Park, on the N-side of the park.

  • Habitat

    Orange River Nama Karoo, plain, soil; well-drained.

  • Description

    Tree or shrub; perennial, 2.5m, rigid branches, sharp thorns; leaves in clusters on terminal branchlets or thorns, ovate to obovate, blue-green, margins entire or finely toothed. Common, native. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01158707

    Occurrence ID: 128859a9-9349-46ad-bd46-711e141a7009

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Celastrales

  • Family

    Celastraceae

  • All Determinations

    Maytenus det P. C. Zietsman, 2000

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    South Africa

  • State/Province

    Northern Cape

  • Locality

    Gordonia. Augrabies Waterfall Nat. Park, on the N-side of the park

  • Coordinates

    -28.5829, 20.3532

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of South Africa
CELASTRACEAE
Maytenus sp.
det. P. C. Zietsman, 1999
South Africa. Northern Cape, Gordonia. Augrabies Waterfall Nat.
Park, on the N-side of the park. 28° 34.971'S: 20° 21.192'E.
Orange River Nama Karoo, plain, soil; well-drained.
Tree or shrub; perennial, 2,5m, rigid branches, sharp thorns, leaves;
in clusters on lateral branchlets or thorns, ovate to obvate, blue-
green, margins entire or finely toothed, common, native.
Collected by: P. C. Zietsman & B. Borris, L. Koupal, R. Brand 3930
23 October 1999
01158707