Maytenus umbellata

Maytenus umbellata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Maytenus
Species:	M. umbellata
Binomial name
Maytenus umbellata (R.Br.) Mabb. (1981)
Synonyms [2]
Catha dryandriiLowe (1862), nom. superfl. Celastrus umbellatusR.Br. (1828) Gymnosporia dryandriMasf. (1881), nom. superfl. Maytenus dryandriLoes. (1942), nom. superfl.

Maytenus umbellata is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. Common names include Buxo-da-rocha and Madeira shrubby bittersweet. ^[3] It is endemic to Madeira. ^[4]

Description

It is a small evergreen tree or shrub growing up to 5 meters high. ^[1]

Habitat and ecology

Maytenus umbellata is native to the Madeira and neighboring islands in the archipelago. It is found from sea level to 400 meters elevation, in woodlands and shrublands with Olea europaea and Ceratonia siliqua , and in lower-elevation laurel forests with Laurus azorica, Ocotea foetens , and other species. ^[1]

References

1. da Silva Menezes de Sequeira, M.; Fernandes, F.; Beech, E. (2017). "Maytenus umbellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T161971A102153273. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T161971A102153273.en . Retrieved 8 April 2021.
2. Maytenus umbellata (R.Br.) Mabb. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
3. "Maytenus umbellata (R. Br.) Mabb." José do Canto Botanical Garden. Accessed 9 April 2021.
4. Gymnosporia dryandri (Lowe) Masf. in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-04-08.