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Taxon: Maytenus macrocarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Briq.

Genus: Maytenus
Family: Celastraceae subfamily: Celastroideae.
Nomen number: 413469
Place of publication: Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 20:361. 1919
Name verified on: 06-May-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 12-May-1999
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Common names:

  • chuchuhuasi   (Source: B. León, p.c.) – Spanish
  • chuchuhuasca   (Source: F Peru [as M. krukovii]) – unknown
  • chuchuhuasha   (Source: F Peru [as M. krukovii]) – unknown

Economic importance:

  • Medicines: folklore

Distributional range:

      Native:
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Northern South America: Venezuela - Anzoategui, Apure, Bolivar, Miranda
    Brazil: Brazil
    Western South America: Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru

References:

  • Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. (L Peru)
  • Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. (L Ecuador)
  • León, B. 1999. pers. comm. [re. Spanish common names].
  • Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936–1971. Flora of Peru.; new ser. 1980- (F Peru) [= M. krukovii].
  • Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995–. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. (F VenGuay)
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Check other databases for Maytenus macrocarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Briq.:

  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?413469 (09 February 2010)

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