Biology:Maytenus abbottii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Maytenus abbottii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Maytenus
Species:
M. abbottii
Binomial name
Maytenus abbottii
A.E.van Wyk

Maytenus abbottii is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to South Africa . It is threatened by habitat loss.

This is a small gregarious tree favouring moist places such as stream banks in coastal lowland forest. There is a small population on the KwaZulu-Natal/Eastern Cape border.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1330457 entry