Celastraceae
Maytenus

Maytenus floribunda Reissek

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(1): 16 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad to S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. [Cited as Maytenus pittieriana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Ratter, J.A. [R7981v], Brazil K001072339 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Silva, N.T. [1344], Brazil K001072334 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Prance, G.T. [58269], Brazil K001072340 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Silva, N.T. [1306], Brazil K001072332 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Irwin, H.S. [5689], Brazil K001072335 Yes
Heringer, F.P. [5502], Brazil K001072336 Yes
Glaziou [18983], Brazil K001072331 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [1828], Brazil K001072338 Yes
Glaziou, A. [20841], Brazil K001072337 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [4502], Brazil K001072333 Yes
Cardenas, M. [1379], Bolivia Maytenus cardenasii K000494602 Yes
Cardenas, M. [1737], Bolivia Maytenus erythrocarpa K000494599 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0