Maytenus cuzcoina
Maytenus acuminata
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- Botanical name
- Maytenus acuminata
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Maytenus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Maytenus acuminata
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Maytenus acuminata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Catha acuminata
Catha rupestris
Celastrus acuminatus
Celastrus acuminatus var. microphyllus
Celastrus microphyllus
Celastrus mucronatus
Celastrus plectronia
Celastrus populifolius
Celastrus rupestris
Gymnosporia acuminata
Gymnosporia acuminata var. lepidota
Gymnosporia acuminata var. microphylla
Gymnosporia amaniensis
Gymnosporia bukobina
Gymnosporia lepidota
Gymnosporia lepidota var. kilimandscharica
Gymnosporia lepidota var. ruwenzorica
Gymnosporia meruensis
Gymnosporia populifolia
Ilex livida
Ilex lucida
Maytenus acuminata var. acuminata
Maytenus acuminata var. uva-ursi
Maytenus amaniensis
Maytenus bukobina
Maytenus lepidota
Maytenus lepidota var. kilimandscharica
Maytenus meruensis
Maytenus rhodesica
Others in Maytenus
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