Maracaibo Lignumvitae (Bulnesia arborea)
Description
Guaiacum sometimes spelled Guajacum, is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family Zygophyllaceae. It contains five species of slow-growing shrubs and trees, reaching a height of approximately 20 m (66 ft) but are usually less than half of that. All are native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas and are commonly known as lignum-vitae, guayac-n.The genus name originated in Maipurean, the language spoken by the native Ta-nos of the Bahamas; it was adopted into English in 1533, the first word in that language of American origin.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Zygophyllales
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Family: Zygophyllaceae
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Genus: Bulnesia
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