Gymnanthes lucida
Gymnanthes lucida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Gymnanthes |
Species: | G. lucida |
Binomial name | |
Gymnanthes lucida Sw. | |
Synonyms | |
Ateramnus lucidus (Sw.) Rothm. |
Gymnanthes lucida, commonly known as shiny oysterwood or crabwood, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to southern Florida in the United States, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America.[1] It is a tree, reaching a height of 20 feet (6.1 m).[2]
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References
- ↑ Miroslav M. Grandtner, ed. (2005). "Gymnanthes lucida Sw.". Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees. Volume 1: North America. Elsevier. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-444-51784-5.
- ↑ Hammer, Roger L. (2004). Florida Keys Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of the Florida Keys. Globe Pequot. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7627-2569-4.
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