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Maytenus robusta is a species in the Celastraceae family, a relative of the spindle trees, and it is not commonly grown as a garden or houseplant. The sources cover only a related species, Maytenus gonoclados, a Brazilian plant used in folk medicine, so care details for this exact plant are unknown.
Maytenus gonoclados, known in Brazil as cafezinho do mato or coração de bugre, is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Maytenus gonoclados is used in folk medicine to treat gastric ulcers.
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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.
