Bulnesia arborea

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]

Bulnesia arborea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Zygophyllales
Family:	Zygophyllaceae
Genus:	Bulnesia
Species:	B. arborea
Binomial name
Bulnesia arborea (Jacq.) Engl.
Synonyms
Zygophyllum arboreum Jacq.

Gallery

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  Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden
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  Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden
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  Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden

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