Celastraceae
Thompson's gymnosporia
Gymnosporia thompsonii
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Gymnosporia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Thompson's gymnosporia
Synonyms
- Celastrus marianensis Koidz.
- Gymnosporia palauica Loes.
- Maytenus palauica (Loes.) Fosberg
- Maytenus thompsonii (Merr.) Fosberg
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gabriel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Manila folder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Halenhardy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Halenhardy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Else Demeulenaere, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.