Flowers, fuits and leaves; Tacaratu, Pernambuco, Brazil; 10/2014 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescence; Tacaratu, Pernambuco, Brazil; 10/2014 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaves; Tacaratu, Pernambuco, Brazil; 10/2014 © Jörn Germer
Opened capsule; Tacaratu, Pernambuco, Brazil; 10/2014 © Jörn Germer
Bark; Tacaratu, Pernambuco, Brazil; 10/2014 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Tacaratu, Pernambuco, Brazil; 10/2014 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 2311 Date of entry: 23.10.2014 Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Celastrales (10)
Family: Celastraceae (4)(family description)
Genus: Maytenus (1)
Epithet: rigida Mart. (3)
rigida => stiff, inflexible
Climate: tropical
Habit: arborescent
Flower colour: green, yellow
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