Biology:Bulnesia arborea

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Bulnesia arborea
Bulnesia arborea - Mounts Botanical Garden - Palm Beach County, Florida -DSC03765.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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.

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

  1. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Bulnesia arborea | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2009-09-28 }}

Wikidata ☰ Q287692 entry