Bulnesia

Bulnesia is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. 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.

Bulnesia
Flowering branches of B. retama
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Subfamily: Larreoideae
Genus: Bulnesia
Gay[1]
Species

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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.[2]
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References
  1. "Bulnesia Gay". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-06-18. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  2. "Bulnesia Gay". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-09-27.


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