Gymnanthes lucida

Gymnanthes lucida
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	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.[2]

Description

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

References

Carrero, C. (2020). "Gymnanthes lucida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T62003511A62003513. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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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[IUCN-1] Carrero, C. (2020). "Gymnanthes lucida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T62003511A62003513. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[2] 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.

[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.