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Gymnanthes Gymnanthes lucida in Florida Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Subfamily: Euphorbioideae Tribe: Hippomaneae Subtribe: Hippomaninae Genus: Gymnanthes
Sw.Species See text
Synonyms Adenogyne Klotzsch
Ateramnus P.BrowneGymnanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as oysterwood.[1] The genus has 45 species and is pantropical.
Selected species
- Gymnanthes belizensis
- Gymnanthes concolor
- Gymnanthes glandulosa (Sw.) Müll.Arg. - Glandular oysterwood (Cuba, Jamaica)
- Gymnanthes insolita
- Gymnanthes integra
- Gymnanthes lucida Sw. - Shiny oysterwood (Southern Florida in the United States, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Mexico Central America)
- Gymnanthes riparia - Riparian oysterwood
References
- ^ Miroslav M. Grandtner, ed (2005). "Gymnanthes Sw.". Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees. Volume 1: North America. Elsevier. pp. 403–404. ISBN 9780444517845. http://books.google.com/books?id=yjc5ZYWtkNAC.
Categories:- Gymnanthes
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