{"id":"monteverdia-spinosa","license":"CC-BY-4.0","data":{"scientificName":"Maytenus spinosa","commonNames":["Maytenus spinosa"],"taxonRank":"species","acceptedName":"Monteverdia spinosa","family":"Celastraceae","ids":{"gbifKey":9733759},"regions":["Argentina"],"plantForm":"shrub","evidence":[{"source":"jaureguiberry-2011-device-34spp","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"FL 1.07","score":{"value":1.07,"scale":"jaureguiberry-flammability-index"},"claims":"Appendix S5 mean across six shrub-form replicates for Maytenus spinosa: MT 258 °C; BL 4.2 cm; BT 16 s; BR 0.25 cm/s; BB 1.83 on the six-category interval scale. Fresh field samples were preheated for 2 min at 150 °C and exposed to the blowtorch for 10 s. The paper gives no directional FL threshold.","plantPart":"shoot","edition":"Austral Ecology 36(7) Appendix S5","url":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02222.x","documentDate":"2011-01-05T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"maximum sample temperature (°C): 258","score":{"value":258,"scale":"FLAMITS — maximum sample temperature (°C)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 5091; Combustibility measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Jaureguiberry2011-1; sampling september. Primary study Jaureguiberry2011: Jaureguiberry, P., Bertone, G., & Díaz, S. (2011). Device for the standard measurement of shoot flammability in the field. Austral Ecology, 36, 821-829.","plantPart":"shoot","original":"Jaureguiberry2011","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"burning duration (s): 16","score":{"value":16,"scale":"FLAMITS — burning duration (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 5125; Sustainability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Jaureguiberry2011-1; sampling september. Primary study Jaureguiberry2011: Jaureguiberry, P., Bertone, G., & Díaz, S. (2011). Device for the standard measurement of shoot flammability in the field. Austral Ecology, 36, 821-829.","plantPart":"shoot","original":"Jaureguiberry2011","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"estimated burnt biomass (%): 3.39","score":{"value":3.39,"scale":"FLAMITS — estimated burnt biomass (%)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 5159; Consumability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Jaureguiberry2011-1; sampling september. Primary study Jaureguiberry2011: Jaureguiberry, P., Bertone, G., & Díaz, S. (2011). Device for the standard measurement of shoot flammability in the field. Austral Ecology, 36, 821-829.","plantPart":"shoot","original":"Jaureguiberry2011","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.25","score":{"value":0.25,"scale":"FLAMITS — rate of burning spread (cm/s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 5193; Sustainability measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Jaureguiberry2011-1; sampling september. Primary study Jaureguiberry2011: Jaureguiberry, P., Bertone, G., & Díaz, S. (2011). Device for the standard measurement of shoot flammability in the field. Austral Ecology, 36, 821-829.","plantPart":"shoot","original":"Jaureguiberry2011","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"flammability index: 1.07","score":{"value":1.07,"scale":"FLAMITS — flammability index"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 5227; Integrated measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Jaureguiberry2011-1; sampling september. Primary study Jaureguiberry2011: Jaureguiberry, P., Bertone, G., & Díaz, S. (2011). Device for the standard measurement of shoot flammability in the field. Austral Ecology, 36, 821-829.","plantPart":"shoot","original":"Jaureguiberry2011","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"flammability index: 0.4","score":{"value":0.4,"scale":"FLAMITS — flammability index"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 11904; Integrated measurement; plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Santacruz2019-1; sampling ND. Primary study Santacruz2019: Santacruz-García, A. C., Bravo, S., Del Corro, F., & Ojeda, F. (2019). A comparative assessment of plant flammability through a functional approach: The case of woody species from Argentine Chaco region. Austral Ecology, 44, 1416-1429.","plantPart":"shoot","original":"Santacruz2019","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"}],"flammabilityClass":"mixed-evidence","ratingReason":"limited-evidence","recommendation":"candidate","author":"grayson-graham","reviewStatus":"draft","lastVerified":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","reviewNotes":"GBIF exact-match audit 2026-08-25: source name Maytenus spinosa is usage 3793814, accepted as Monteverdia spinosa (9733759)."},"localAssessmentInputs":{"stateDistribution":[],"nativeStates":[],"rangeAssertions":[],"usdaZoneMin":null,"usdaZoneMax":null,"hardinessAssertions":[],"hardinessSelection":{"status":"none","assertions":[]},"invasiveIn":[],"statusAssertions":[],"fireEvidenceClass":"mixed-evidence","recommendation":"candidate","fireSourceScopes":[],"firePerformanceConditions":[],"maintenanceAssertions":[],"maintenanceConditions":null,"regulatoryReviews":{},"seedReviews":{}},"legacyCompatibilityProjection":{"nativeStates":[],"invasiveIn":[]},"localAssessmentContract":"Compare each dimension separately. State noxious-weed seed designations are material-scoped and never become non-seed plant restrictions, ecological-invasive findings, nursery restrictions, alternatives, product evidence, or fire votes. Introduced/established context is not an invasive warning. Minimum-only hardiness has no inferred maximum; canonical source-temperature conversion is validated and contradictory applicable rows project no primary zone. L48 context applies only to conterminous states and is never exact-state status. Fire-performance conditions are not maintenance advice. FEIS fire-ecology context does not vote in the plant classification. Absence of a status row is not regulatory clearance."}