Species Maytenus polyacantha
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Etymology of Maytenus:
From the Chilean vernacular name maitén or mayten, derived from the Mapuche Indian name mantun, the local name for the species. The Mapuche are one of three surviving tribes of the ancient Araucanian linguistic group of Indians who lived in Chile and Argentina before the Incas or the Spaniards arrived.
Etymology of polyacantha:
From the Greek poly = 'many' and acantha = a 'thorn'
Scientific name:
Maytenus polyacantha (Sond.) Marais
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Protologue:
Bothalia 7: 384 (1960)
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1960
Observations of Taxon
Maytenus polyacantha
Name of observer:
Sasa Malan (David)
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Collection:
Maytenus polyacantha
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
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Maytenus polyacantha
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Pauline Bohnen (David)
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Maytenus polyacantha
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Joan van Gogh (David)
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