Gymnanthes lucida
Appearance
Gymnanthes lucida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Gymnanthes |
Species: | G. lucida
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Binomial name | |
Gymnanthes lucida | |
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.[2]
Description
[edit]It is a tree, reaching a height of 20 feet (6.1 m).[3]
References
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- ^ Carrero, C. (2020). "Gymnanthes lucida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T62003511A62003513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T62003511A62003513.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Miroslav M. Grandtner, ed. (2005). "Gymnanthes lucida Sw.". Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees. Vol. 1: North America. Elsevier. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-444-51784-5. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ 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.[permanent dead link ]