species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the creosote
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
(
Larreoideae
Larreoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Zygophyllaceae.
Genera
* ''Bulnesia'' Gay
* ''Guaiacum'' L.
* ''Larrea'' Cav.
* '' Pintoa'' Gay
* ''Porlieria'' Ruiz The Spanish surname Ruiz is a patronymic from the personal name Ruy, ...
) of
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Zygophyllaceae
Zygophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants that contains the bean-caper and caltrop. The family includes around 285 species in 22 genera.
Plants in the family Zygophyllaceae may be trees, shrubs, or herbs. They are often found in dry habit ...
. It is native to
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
and
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
. Related to the true ''
lignum vitae
Lignum vitae (), also called guayacan or guaiacum, and in parts of Europe known as Pockholz or pokhout, is a wood from trees of the genus '' Guaiacum''. The trees are indigenous to the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America (e.g., Co ...
'' trees (''
Guaiacum
''Guaiacum'' (''OED'' 2nd edition, 1989.Entry "guaiacum" in B. sarmientoi'') as "verawood".
Gallery
Bulnesia arborea (6868262111).jpg, Fruits
Bulnesia arborea 7zz.jpg, Leaf
Bulnesia arborea 10zz.jpg, Bark
File:Bulnesia arborea in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden 01.jpg, ''Gonopterodendron arboreum'' in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden
File:Bulnesia arborea in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden 02.jpg, ''Gonopterodendron arboreum'' in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden
File:Bulnesia arborea in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden 03.jpg, ''Gonopterodendron arboreum'' in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden
References
arborea
Arborea is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, whose economy is largely based on agriculture and cattle breeding with production of vegetables, rice, fruit and milk (notably the local milk product Arborea).
Histo ...