Caribbean Mayten

Maytenus cymosa

Krug & Urb. Species

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Botanical name
Maytenus cymosa
Also known as
Caribbean Mayten
Family
Celastraceae
Genus
Maytenus
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Caribbean Mayten

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 cymosa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Monteverdia cymosa

Others in Maytenus

Maytenus cuzcoina
Maytenus flagellata
Maytenus macrophylla
Maytenus agostinii
Maytenus angolensis
Maytenus apiculata
Maytenus buxifolia subsp. monticola
Maytenus chapadensis

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