Maytenus aquifolia

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

Maytenus aquifolia, the Espinheira-santa, is an endemic tree (sometimes shrub) species from the Atlantic Forest Biome in Brazil, occurring in the regions Sudeste (in Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states) and Sul (Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states).[1] It is a medicinal species, being used for treating ulcers and gastritis.[2] 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).
  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). Link:http://www.sema.rs.gov.br/sema/html/.


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