
Celastraceae FAMILY
Maytenus obtusifolia
Maytenus obtusifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
4/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitTree
Growth—
A plant of the tropics, found at elevations up to 1,000 metres.
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Maytenus+obtusifolia>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Diccionario das Plantas Uteis do Brasil — Correa M.P. · Imprensa Nacional; Rio de Janeiro · 1926 ↩︎A massive work in 6 volumes giving details of the various uses of Brazilian plants.
- [2]Evaluation of the toxicity and antiulcerogenic activity of the ethanol extract of Maytenus obtusifolia leaves. — Kelly Samara de Lira Mota et al. · Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia · 2008 · ISBN 0102-695X ↩︎A research paper, demonstrating the effectiveness of Maytenus obtusifolia in the treatment of ulcers.
- [3]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.