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''Bulnesia'' is a
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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 ...
s in the caltrop family,
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 ...
. Species in this genus are all native to South America. The wood of some – particularly '' B. arborea'' and '' B. sarmientoi'' – is traded as verawood (colloquially "vera") or ''"
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 ...
"''. They are close relatives of the "true" ''lignum vitae'' trees of genus ''
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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 ''l ...
'' – Maracaibo ''lignum vitae''; 'True' Verawood * '' Bulnesia bonariensis'' Griseb. * ''
Bulnesia carrapo ''Bulnesia carrapo'' is a species of plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular re ...
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Bulnesia chilensis ''Bulnesia chilensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is shrub endemic to the Atacama and Coquimbo Coquimbo is a port List of cities in Chile, city, Communes of Chile, commune and capital of the Elqui Province ...
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Bulnesia foliosa ''Bulnesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, 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 fa ...
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Bulnesia loraniensis ''Bulnesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Species in this genus are all native to South America. The wood of some – particularly '' B. arborea'' and '' B. sarmientoi'' – is traded as verawood ( ...
'' Griseb. * ''
Bulnesia macrocarpa ''Bulnesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Species in this genus are all native to South America. The wood of some – particularly '' B. arborea'' and '' B. sarmientoi'' – is traded as verawood ( ...
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Bulnesia rivas-martinezii ''Bulnesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Species in this genus are all native to South America. The wood of some – particularly '' B. arborea'' and '' B. sarmientoi'' – is traded as verawood ( ...
'' G.Navarro * ''
Bulnesia retama ''Bulnesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Species in this genus are all native to South America. The wood of some – particularly ''Bulnesia arborea, B. arborea'' and ''Bulnesia sarmientoi, B. sarmien ...
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Arn. George Arnott Walker Arnott of Arlary (6 February 1799 – 17 April 1868) was a Scottish botanist. He collaborated with botanists from around the world and served as a regius professor of botany at the University of Glasgow. An orchid genus ' ...
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Bulnesia sarmientoi ''Bulnesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Species in this genus are all native to South America. The wood of some – particularly '' B. arborea'' and '' B. sarmientoi'' – is traded as verawood ( ...
'' – Argentine ''lignum vitae'', Paraguay ''lignum vitae'', ''"palo santo"'', ''ibiocaí'' * ''
Bulnesia schickendantzii ''Bulnesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Species in this genus are all native to South America. The wood of some – particularly '' B. arborea'' and '' B. sarmientoi'' – is traded as verawood ( ...
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Zygophyllales genera Flora of Southern America {{rosid-stub