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Gymnosporia thompsonii

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Species of flowering plant

Gymnosporia thompsonii
(Luluhut)
Leaves and immature fruits, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Gymnosporia
Species: G. thompsonii
Binomial name
Gymnosporia thompsonii
Merr.
Synonyms

Maytenus thompsonii Merr. Celastrus marianensis Koidz. Gymnosporia palauica Loes. Maytenus palauica Loes.

Gymnosporia thompsonii (CHamorro: luluhot) is a species of plant in the bittersweet family Celastraceae. It is endemic to the Mariana and Caroline Islands, 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.

Gallery

  • Gymnosporia thompsonii flower and fruits, Dededo, Guam Gymnosporia thompsonii flower and fruits, Dededo, Guam
  • Gymnosporia thompsonii, Talofofo, Guam Gymnosporia thompsonii, Talofofo, Guam

See also

List of endemic plants in the Mariana Islands

References

  1. "Gymnosporia thompsonii Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. Raulerson, L., & A. Rinehart. Trees and Shrubs of the Mariana Islands. 1992.
  3. "Maytenus thompsonii". cnas-re.uog.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
Taxon identifiers
Gymnosporia thompsonii
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