Biology:Gymnosporia thompsonii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Gymnosporia thompsonii (Luluhut) | |
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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 Merr.
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| Synonyms | |
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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.[1] Its wood is used for fuel and its leaves are used medicinally.[2][3]
Gallery
Gymnosporia thompsonii flower and fruits, Dededo, Guam
Gymnosporia thompsonii, Talofofo, Guam
See also
List of endemic plants in the Mariana Islands
References
- ↑ "Gymnosporia thompsonii Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:161451-1.
- ↑ Raulerson, L., & A. Rinehart. Trees and Shrubs of the Mariana Islands. 1992.
- ↑ "Maytenus thompsonii". https://cnas-re.uog.edu/guam-plant/maytenus-thompsonii/. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
Wikidata ☰ Q15341634 entry
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