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]

Gymnanthes lucida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Gymnanthes
Species:
G. lucida
Binomial name
Gymnanthes lucida
Synonyms

Ateramnus lucidus (Sw.) Rothm.

Description

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It is a tree, reaching a height of 20 feet (6.1 m).[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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]