Gymnanthes lucida
Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Gymnanthes lucida

Gymnanthes lucida

Edibility
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Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

The plant contains a poisonous, milky juice that can irritate the skin, causing inflammation[1]. It is said that smoke from the burning wood can cause eye irritation[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Gymnanthes+lucida>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands — Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. · USDA, Forest Service; Washington. · 1964 ↩︎Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
  2. [2]Manual of the Trees of N. America. — Sargent. C. S. · Dover Publications Inc. New York. · 1965 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ · ISBN 0-486-20278-X ↩︎Two volumes, a comprehensive listing of N. American trees though a bit out of date now. Good details on habitats, some details on plant uses. Not really for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet.
  3. [3]The American Woods (in 14 volumes) — Hough R.B. · Romeyn B. Hough Co.; New York · 1888 - 1928 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Detailed information, with photographs, of the woods of almost 400 species of American trees. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  4. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎