Maytenus, as do most of the Celastraceae, harbours an alkaloid named celastrin first obtained from Celastrus scandens by Prof. Edward S. Wayne of Cincinnati in 1872 as a white, crystalline substance.
Ripogonum scandens | Celastrus scandens | Hibbertia scandens | Celastrus orbiculatus | Celastrus | Berchemia scandens |