Bulnesia
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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
- Bulnesia arborea – Maracaibo lignum vitae
- Bulnesia bonariensis Griseb.
- Bulnesia carrapo Killip & Dugand
- Bulnesia chilensis Gay
- Bulnesia foliosa Griseb.
- Bulnesia loraniensis Griseb.
- Bulnesia macrocarpa Phil.
- Bulnesia rivas-martinezii G.Navarro
- Bulnesia retama (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Griseb
- Bulnesia sarmientoi – Argentine lignum vitae, Paraguay lignum vitae, "palo santo", ibiocaí
- Bulnesia schickendantzii Hieron.[2]
References
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