Bulnesia
Flowering branches of B. retama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Subfamily: Larreoideae
Genus: Bulnesia
Gay[1]
Species

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Bulnesia is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. The wood of some particularly B. arborea and B. sarmientoi is traded as verawood (colloquially "vera") or "lignum vitae". They are close relatives of the "true" lignum vitae trees of genus Guaiacum.

Species

References

  1. "Bulnesia Gay". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-06-18. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  2. "Bulnesia Gay". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-09-27.

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