Maytenus senegalensis | |
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Maytenus senegalensis in the environment of the Mar Menor, (Cartagena) (Spain). | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Celastrales |
Family: | Celastraceae |
Genus: | Maytenus |
Species: | M. senegalensis
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Binomial name | |
Maytenus senegalensis | |
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Maytenus senegalensis, also known as arto, arto negro or espino cambrón in Spanish is a thorny shrub of the Celastraceae family. Endemic to Ibero-Africa, it is an endangered species and listed as vulnerable. It contains cathinone and cathine.
In The Plant List it is considered a synonym of Gymnosporia senegalensis.[1]
Two subspecies of Maytenus senegalensis are recognized: