Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Maytenus ovata
- Genus
- Maytenus
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad, egg-shaped (ovate)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Maytenus ovata itself; the rest are typical of the Celastraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Celastraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Maytenus ovata
Maytenus ovata is a shrub in the Celastraceae family. It is native to India. It grows in dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from December to June.
Botanical family
Celastraceae
Staff-Tree Family
Maytenus ovata belongs to the Celastraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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