Widespread across South America and natively found in North America, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, the genus Maytenus, a member of the Celastraceae family, is a large group comprising 186 taxa. Members of this group are primarily associated with wet tropical and seasonally dry tropical climate conditions. It features a mix of trees and shrubs.
Data Profile
Taxonomic Scale: 186 taxa (176 base species, 10 variants).
Centers of Diversity: South America (165), Africa (16), North America (13)
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