Celastraceae

West Indian false box

Gyminda latifolia (Sw.) Urb.

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Gyminda

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West Indian false box (Gyminda latifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: West Indian false box, West Indian false boxwood, West Indian false-box, West Indian falsebox

Synonyms

Crossopetalum latifolium (Sw.) Kuntze
Myginda latifolia Sw.
Rhacoma latifolia (Sw.) M.Gómez
Rhacoma latifolia (Sw.) Loes.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mario Guzmán, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jason Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.