Commoner Lignum Vitae
Guaiacum officinale
Also known as Guaiac Tree, Guaiac Wood, Guaiacum, Guayacan, Lignum Vitae
Tree
About Commoner Lignum Vitae
Guaiacum officinale, commonly known as roughbark lignum-vitae, guaiacwood or gaïacwood, is a species of tree in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae, that is native to the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Guaiacum officinale
- Genus
- Guaiacum
- Family
- ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- S.America & W.Indies
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-September
- Conservation status
- EN
Botanical family
Zygophyllaceae
Caltrop Family
Commoner Lignum Vitae belongs to the Zygophyllaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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