Maytenus krukorii

[Jacko]

Any information out there on this plant?  Use, sources for material as well as seeds and plants?  Assays?  Is the species name, M. "krukorii," spelled correctly or should I really be looking at the closely named species with a long history of traditional medicinal use use, M. "krukovii"?

[Floyd]

i believe that you should be looking for krukovii, i think krukorii is just an alternative spelling or an error. I would think it kind of odd that two related plants would be named almost identically.

I believe i have a book that lists it as a stimulant. Its used as a treatment for cancer too. The stimulant bit is interesting, since there are some neat alkaloids mayteine being one (not to be confused with mateine which is supposedly in yerba mate but is identical to caffeine) I've never seen seeds offered, but it'd be nice if i did