Maytenus vitis-idaea Griseb.

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Maytenus

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 2-5 m tall. The trunk is 30 cm across. The leaves are 10-90 mm long by 6-70 mm wide. The fruit are red. They are 12-16 mm long by 5-7 mm wide. There are 1-3 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 5.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The ashes of the stems and leaves are added as a spice or plant salt to many foods.
Uses animal food environmental use material medicinal spice
Edible fruits stems
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Maytenus vitis-idaea world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:155626-2
WFO ID wfo-0001292555
COL ID 3YJ6K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Maytenus lorentzii Maytenus paraguariensis Maytenus vitis-idaea Tricerma vitis-idaeum Maytenus paraguariensis var. genuina Maytenus paraguariensis var. grandifolia