PLANTS Profile for Gyminda latifolia (West Indian false box)

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PLANTS Profile

Gyminda latifolia (Sw.) Urb.
West Indian false box

Symbol:

GYLA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Celastraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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More Information:

Synonyms:
Gyminda latifolia (Sw.) Urb.

	GYLAG	Gyminda latifolia (Sw.) Urb. var. glaucifolia Small
	MYLA6	Myginda latifolia Sw.

Distribution:
Gyminda latifolia (Sw.) Urb.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Gyminda latifolia (Sw.) Urb.

View 16 genera in Celastraceae, 1 species in Gyminda

Classification:
Gyminda latifolia (Sw.) Urb.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Celastrales
Family	Celastraceae – Bittersweet family
Genus	Gyminda Sarg. – false box
Species	Gyminda latifolia (Sw.) Urb. – West Indian false box

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Gyminda latifolia (Sw.) Urb.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
West Indian falsebox		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Gyminda latifolia (Sw.) Urb.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27962.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 11:19 AM CDT