Celastraceae Maytenus grenadensis Urban

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Dentate
• Node
• Bark
• Flower
• Lamina leaf blade
• Serrated
• Vegetative
• Venation
• Slash
• Leaf blade margin
• Leaf parts
• Stem
• Flower & fruit
• Woody stem
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Grand Etang - GRENADA
• Mt. Hartman Estate - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Selnder Tree to 15m. Inner bark v. red. <10 pairs lateral nerves; finer venation barely visible; young twigs slightly flattened with a raised line on each face. Flowers usually only 1 in leaf axils; petals pale yellowish, to 1.5mm long; stalks c. 3mm.

Interest
Maytenus - from the Chilean name maiten (Mapuche, mantun) for M. boaria.

Specimen information

Collection Date
13/06/2001

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
495

Location
Path around Grand Etang Lake.

Notes
Tree 12 m tall. BARK: smooth, dark brown. SLASH: pink, fibrous, gritty, soft. FLOWERS: yellow-green. (RHS colour code: Leaf upper =147A, below=146B)

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.060000 N   Longitude: 61.420000 W   Altitude: 600