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  • Common shrubs include Maytenus octogona and saltbush (Cryptocarpus pyriformis).

    Galápagos Islands xeric scrub 2007

  • With approx. 1000-4000 mm precipitation N. betuloides becomes dominant, forming pure forests or mixed with Drymis winteri, Maytenus magellanica and Pilgerodendron uvifera.

    Magellanic subpolar forests 2008

  • Fynbos/Thicket Mosaic, as its name implies, is a mixture of fynbos elements (mainly ericoid shrubs and restioids) and large-leaved subtropical shrubs (Cassine and Maytenus, both in the family Celastraceae; Sideroxylon spp., in the family Sapotaceae; Rhus spp. in the family Anacardiaceae).

    Lowland fynbos and renosterveld 2008

  • In Paria, Diospyros inconstans, Capparis coccolobifolia, Maytenus sieberiana and Jacquina revoluta are dominant.

    Araya and Paria xeric scrub 2008

  • Common woody species are white milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme), dune kokotree (Maytenus procumbens), and Septemberbush (Polygala myrtifolia).

    Albany thickets 2008

  • In some localities, Capparis coccolobifolia, Diospyros inconstans, Jacquinia revoluta and Maytenus officinale predominate.

    Coastal Venezuelan mangroves 2008

  • Dominant canopy species include Maytenus peduncularis, Podocarpus latifolius, Pterocelastrus echinatus, and Scolopia mundii.

    Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests 2008

  • The rocky hillocks are characterized by Euphorbia caducifolia, Maytenus emarginata, Acacia senegal, Commiphora mukul, Wrightia tinctoria, Securinega leucopyrus, Grewia tenax, and Grewia villosa.

    Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests 2008

  • Characteristic woody species include the Karoo cross-berry (Grewia robusta), small bitterleaf (Brachylaena ilicifolia), Maytenus capitata, and Lycium campanulatum.

    Albany thickets 2008

  • Unusual communities grow in mesic limestone gorges, including Buxus hildebrantii, Maytenus undata, and Vepris eugeniifolia.

    Hobyo grasslands and shrublands 2007

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