Bulnesia
Sign in to saveBulnesia is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Species in this genus are all native to South America. The wood of some – particularly B. arborea and B. sarmientoi – is traded as verawood (colloquially "vera") or "lignum vitae". They are close relatives of the "true" lignum vitae trees of genus Guaiacum.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderZygophyllales
- FamilyZygophyllaceae
Observations475
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Bulnesia is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Species in this genus are all native to South America. The wood of some – particularly B. arborea and B. sarmientoi – is traded as verawood (colloquially "vera") or "lignum vitae". They are close relatives of the "true" lignum vitae trees of genus Guaiacum.
==Species== Bulnesia arborea – Maracaibo lignum vitae; 'True' Verawood Bulnesia bonariensis Griseb. Bulnesia carrapo Killip & Dugand Bulnesia chilensis Gay Bulnesia foliosa Griseb. Bulnesia loraniensis Griseb. Bulnesia macrocarpa Phil. Bulnesia rivas-martinezii G.Navarro Bulnesia retama (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Griseb Bulnesia sarmientoi – Argentine lignum vitae, Paraguay lignum vitae, "palo santo", ibiocaí Bulnesia schickendantzii Hieron.