Gyminda latifolia, the West Indian false box, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is native to coastal Mexico, the Florida Keys, and the islands of the Caribbean. A shrub or tree reaching 7.5 m (25 ft), it is typically found in hammocks 0 to 10 m (0 to 33 ft) above sea level.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of West Indian Falsebox being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Guapira discolor
- Elaeodendron xylocarpum
- Crossopetalum rhacoma
- Cyclophyllum coprosmoides
- Eugenia foetida
- Xylosma buxifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Celastrales
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Gyminda
- Species
- Gyminda latifolia
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