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Maytenus phyllanthoides
Maytenus phyllanthoides, known variously as the Florida mayten, leather leaf, gutta-percha, maidenbush and mangle dulce, is a tree or shrub belonging to the family Celastraceae.
The iNaturalist map indicating observations of Maytenus phyllanthoides locates the species in Florida and southern Texas of the USA, much of Mexico, and Cuba. Other reports also place it in the Bahamas.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maytenus phyllanthoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
