Gymnanthes lucida

Gymnanthes lucida, commonly known as shiny oysterwood or crabwood, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to southern Florida in the United States, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America.^[2]

Gymnanthes lucida
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Gymnanthes
Species:	G. lucida
Binomial name
Gymnanthes lucida Sw.
Synonyms
Ateramnus lucidus (Sw.) Rothm.

Description

It is a tree, reaching a height of 20 feet (6.1 m).^[3]