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Bulnesia arborea

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Bulnesia arborea
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B. arborea
Binomial name
Bulnesia arborea
Synonyms

Zygophyllum arboreum Jacq.

Bulnesia arborea is a species of flowering plant in the creosote subfamily (Larreoideae) of family Zygophyllaceae. It is native to Colombia and Venezuela. Related to the true lignum vitae trees (Guaiacum), it is known as Maracaibo lignum vitae or (like its relative B. sarmientoi) as "verawood".[1]

References

  1. ^ "Bulnesia arborea (Jacq.) Engl". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2000-06-26. Retrieved 2009-09-28.