Gymnanthes lucida Swartz. Common name: Crabwood, Oysterwood. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Tropical maritime hammocks, rockland hammocks, coastal berms. Distribution: S. peninsular FL; West Indies; Mexico (CAM, CHP, GRO, HGO, ROO, TAB, VER, YUC), Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl2, FNA12, K4, Mex, S, S13, WH3; = Ateramnus lucidus (Sw.) Rothm. — Bah. Basionym: Gymnanthes lucida Sw. 1788
Links to other floras: = Gymnanthes lucida - FNA12
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Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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