Gymnosporia thompsonii

Gymnosporia thompsonii
Leaves and immature fruits, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Gymnosporia
Species: G. thompsonii
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

  1. Raulerson, L., & A. Rinehart. Trees and Shrubs of the Mariana Islands. 1992.
  2. "Maytenus thompsonii". cnas-re.uog.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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