Gymnanthes
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| Gymnanthes | |
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| Gymnanthes lucida in Florida | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Euphorbioideae |
| Tribe: | Hippomaneae |
| Subtribe: | Hippomaninae |
| Genus: | Gymnanthes Sw. |
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Gymnanthes 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.
[edit] 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
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[edit] 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.
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