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Maytenus boaria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maytenus boaria (Mayten) is an evergreen tree of the family Celastraceae, native from South America, up to 20 m (65 ft), 80 cm diameter (30 in), straight trunk. It occurs naturally approximately from 30 to 50ºS: Chile and Argentina. Mayten Contents[hide] 1 Description 2 Cultivation and uses 3 Occurrences 4 References 5 Line notes 6 External links Description [edit] Its leaves are small, alternate, elliptical, fine serrate margins, light green color, about 2.5 and 5 cm long. The flowers are small; male flowers are brownish yellow and female are green with purple lines. Its fruit is a yellow bivalve capsule, which contains one or two seeds, and is covered by a redcolored membrane. Its seeds are easy to germinate. Cultivation and uses [edit] Maytenus boaria From its seeds oil is obtained in order to elaborate varnish. The hard wood is used in tool handles and as both ornamental in gardens and reforestation of Chile. Flowers combined with European bees produce a very delicious honey. Its tender leaves are used to feed cattle, in fact the name boaria means bovine, because they enjoy feeding from them. It is easy to plant by seed. It is Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae fully naturalized in New Zealand. Few trees have been planted in gardens of California and private collections in Spain , and all of them have acclimatized in those lands. It has been planted in the North Pacific Coast of the United States as far north as Seattle, Washington[2]. (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Occurrences Order: Celastrales Family: Celastraceae Genus: Maytenus [1] [edit] It is slowgrowing and drought resistant tree. When growing wild in Argentina, a more continental climate, it is hardier than those in Chile; but provenance source has not been selected from Argentina for cultivation in Europe.[3] In Argentina it's found also in Córdoba Province (an area with a continental climate and a dry season in winter), growing among Polylepis australis, a tree endemic of the centralpampean mountains of Argentina. Example occurrences include the forested slopes of Cerro la Campana in the La Campana National Park of central Chile. There it is associated with the endangered Chilean Wine Palm, Jubaea chilensis as well as a number of threatened understory plants including Adiantum gertrudis. [4] Species: M. boaria Binomial name Maytenus boaria Molina References [edit] C. Donoso (2005) Árboles nativos de Chile. Guía de reconocimiento. Edición 4. Marisa Cuneo Ediciones, Valdivia, Chile. 136p. Adriana Hoffman (1998) Flora Silvestre de Chile, Zona Central. Edición 4. Fundación Claudio Gay, Santiago. 254 p. C. Michael Hogan (2008) Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg "Maiten" In "Enciclopedia de la Flora Chilena" Line notes [edit] 1. 2. ^ "Chilean plants cultivated in Spain" . José Manuel Sánchez de LorenzoCáceres. Retrieved 20090627. ^ "Maytenus boaria in Washington Park Arboretum" . Seattle Government. Retrieved 20090627. 3. 4. ^ Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 4 and Supplement. Murray 1981. ^ C. Michael Hogan, 2008 External links [edit] "Mayten in New Zealand" . Christchurch City Council: The Environment. Retrieved 20090627. [dead link] "Mayten in California" . California Gardens. Retrieved 20090627. This Celastraceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Rate this page View page ratings What's this? Trustworthy Objective Complete Wellwritten c I am highly knowledgeable about this topic (optional) d e f g Submit ratings Categories: Maytenus | Chilean Matorral | Trees of Argentina | Trees of Chile | Ornamental trees | Garden plants of South America | Trees of Mediterranean climate | Trees of mild maritime climate | Droughttolerant trees | Honey plants | Celastraceae stubs