Taxon:  Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reissek



Summary
Genus:
Maytenus
Family:
Celastraceae
Subfamily:
Celastroideae
Nomen number:
420104
Place of publication:
C. F. P. von Martius, Fl. bras. 11(1):8, t. 1, 6.  1861, nom. cons.
Comment:
conserved (nom. cons., Madrid ICN Art. 14.10 & App. IV) against the earlier homonym (Madrid ICN Art. 53) Maytenus ilicifolia (Schrad.) Planch., nom. rej.
Verified:
02/27/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Maytenus officinalis Mabb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Angely, J. A. 1965. Flora analitica do Parana.
  2. Applequist, W. L. 2013. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 65. Taxon 62:1318. Note: proposal recommended
  3. Biral, L. & J. A. Lombardi. 2012. (2057) Proposal to conserve the name Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reissek against M. ilicifolia (Schrad.) Planch. (Celastraceae). Taxon 61:468-469.
  4. Dubs, B. 1998. Prodromus florae matogrossensis. Botany of Mato Grosso, series B, no. 3.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
  7. Mabberley, D. J. 1990. The significance of the three independent 'Kew' editions of Johnson's Gardener's Dictionary. Feddes Repert. 101:274. Note: = Maytenus officinalis Mabb.
  8. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  9. Vieira, R. F. 1999. Conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants in Brazil. In: Janick, J., ed., Perspectives on new crops and uses 152-159.
  10. Wilson, K. L. 2016. Report of the General Committee: 14. Taxon 65:878. Note: proposal recommended
  11. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishholythorn  1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Portugueseespinheira-santa  2Vieira, R. F. 1999. Conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants in Brazil. In: Janick, J., ed., Perspectives on new crops and uses 152-159.
Spanishcongorosa  2Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso do Sul  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay   
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaCochabamba Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe], Paraguay, Uruguay

Reference(s)
  1. Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
  2. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=420104. Accessed 10 October 2026.