''Gymnosporia thompsonii'' (
Chamorro Chamorro may refer to:
* Chamorro people, the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific
* Chamorro language, an Austronesian language indigenous to The Marianas
* Chamorro Time Zone, the time zone of Guam and the Northern Mari ...
: luluhot) is a species of
plant in the
bittersweet
Bittersweet, bitter-sweet, or bitter sweet may refer to:
Biology
* A vine in the nightshade family, ''Solanum dulcamara''
* Some species of vines in the genus ''Celastrus'', including American bittersweet (''C. scandens'') and Oriental bitters ...
family
Celastraceae. It is endemic to the
Mariana Islands
The Mariana Islands (; also the Marianas; in Chamorro: ''Manislan Mariånas'') are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising the summits of fifteen longitudinally oriented, mostly dormant volcanic mountains in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, betw ...
and
Guam, where it grows as a many-stemmed understory shrub or small tree in
karst forest
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...
s. Its wood is used for fuel and its leaves are used medicinally.
[Raulerson, L., & A. Rinehart. ''Trees and Shrubs of the Mariana Islands.'' 1992.]
References
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thompsonii
Flora of the Mariana Islands
Taxa named by Elmer Drew Merrill