Maytenus spinosa (Griseb.) Lourteig & O'Donell

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Plants of BOLIVIA
Celastraceae Gymnosporia spinosa (Griseb.) Loes.
det. M. Nee, 2000
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Cordillera, 2.5 km. E of
Comunidad Salinas from turnoff of the Camiri-Cuevo
highway. Dry chaco woodland, Ziziphus mistol, Caesalpinia
paraguariensis, Gymnosporia spinosa, Capparis speciosa,
C. retusa, Trachypteris pinnata.
20°13’S, 63°26’W. alt. 880 m.
Shrub 2 m. tall, stiffly branched. Both flowers and fruits very
inconspicuous; flowers pale yellowish; immature fruit green,
with a few old dark brown fruits.
Coll.: M.Nee 51196
6 Nov. 2000
02593427