Maytenus senegalensis

Maytenus senegalensis
Maytenus senegalensis in the environment of the Mar Menor, (Cartagena) (Spain).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Maytenus
Species:
M. senegalensis
Binomial name
Maytenus senegalensis
Lam., Exell subsp. europaea Boiss Rivas Mart. ex Güemes & M.B. Crespo
Synonyms
  • Catha europaea (Boiss.)
  • Celastrus europaeus Boiss
  • Gymnosporia europaea Webb.
  • Gymnosporia senegalensis subsp. europaea (Boiss.) Rivas Goday and Rivas Martínez
  • Celastrus senegalensis Lam.

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:

  • Maytenus senegalensis subsp. europaea (Spain and North Africa).
  • Maytenus senegalensis subsp. senegalensis (tropical Africa and Asia).
  1. ^ "Maytenus senegalensis". The Plant List (in Spanish). Retrieved April 19, 2015.