species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...
. Related to the true ''
lignum vitae
Lignum vitae () is a wood, also called guayacan or guaiacum, and in parts of Europe known as Pockholz or pokhout, 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".
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
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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 ...