- Bulnesia arborea
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Bulnesia arborea Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Zygophyllales Family: Zygophyllaceae Subfamily: Larreoideae Genus: Bulnesia Species: B. arborea Binomial name Bulnesia arborea
(Jacq.) Engl.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
- ^ "Bulnesia arborea (Jacq.) Engl.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2000-06-26. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8136. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
Categories:- Rosid stubs
- Bulnesia
- Flora of Colombia
- Flora of Venezuela
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