Celastraceae
Mayten
Maytenus boaria
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Maytenus
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Mayten
- Spanish
- Maitén, Maiten, Orcomolle, Senecia maytenus
Synonyms
- Boaria molinae A.DC.
- Celastrus boaria (Molina) Baill.
- Celastrus maytenus Willd.
- Celastrus maytenus Lam. ex Forsyth f.
- Celastrus uncinatus Ruiz & Pav.
- Maytenus angustifolia Mattos & N.F.Mattos
- Maytenus boaria var. angustifolia Turcz.
- Maytenus boaria var. angustifolia Reissek ex Loes.
- Maytenus boaria var. latifolia Reissek ex Loes.
- Maytenus chilensis DC.
- Maytenus chilensis var. angustifolius DC.
- Maytenus crenulata C.Presl
- Maytenus marginata Ettingsh.
- Maytenus pendulina Steud.
- Maytenus uncinata (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don
- Senacia maytenus Lam.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October (from 295 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicolás Lavandero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Penarc, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: nitsuga74, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Inao Vásquez from Santiago, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Schmettau, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.