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Gyminda latifolia
Also called Falsebox, Boxwood, False Boxwood
Gyminda latifolia is a small shrub or tree from coastal Mexico, the Florida Keys and the Caribbean, growing up to about 7.5 m in hammock habitat. It is seldom grown in gardens, and it does best in warm, frost-free conditions.
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.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gyminda latifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
