Gymnosporia thompsonii
| Gymnosporia thompsonii | |
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| Leaves and immature fruits, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnosporia |
| Species: | G. thompsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnosporia thompsonii | |
Gymnosporia thompsonii (Chamorro: luluhot) is a species of plant in the bittersweet family Celastraceae. It is endemic to the Mariana Islands and Guam, where it grows as a many-stemmed understory shrub or small tree in karst forests. Its wood is used for fuel and its leaves are used medicinally.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Raulerson, L., & A. Rinehart. Trees and Shrubs of the Mariana Islands. 1992.
- ^ "Maytenus thompsonii". cnas-re.uog.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
Categories:
- Gymnosporia
- Flora of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Flora of Guam
- Flora of Micronesia
- Flora of Oceania
- Taxa named by Elmer Drew Merrill