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Maytenus aquifolium, known as espinheira-santa, is a small tree or shrub native to the Atlantic Forest of southern and southeastern Brazil. It is valued as a medicinal plant, and wild populations are under pressure from harvesting.
Maytenus aquifolium, the espinheira-santa, is an endemic tree (sometimes shrub) species endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome in southeastern Brazil.
It is native to the regions of Sudeste − in Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states; and of Sul − in Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states.
It is a medicinal species, being used for treating ulcers and gastritis.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maytenus aquifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
