Bulnesia
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Bulnesia is a genus
of flowering plant
s 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
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae
Zygophyllaceae
The Zygophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants that contains the bean-caper and caltrop. It includes around 285 species in 22 genera.In the APG III system of classification, the families Zygophyllaceae and Krameriaceae compose the order Zygophyllales...
. The wood of some – particularly B. arborea
Bulnesia arborea
Bulnesia arborea is a species of flowering plant in the creosote subfamily of family Zygophyllaceae. It is native to Colombia and Venezuela. Related to the true lignum vitae trees , it is known as Maracaibo lignum vitae or as "verawood"....
and B. sarmientoi
Bulnesia sarmientoi
Bulnesia sarmientoi is a tree that inhabits a part of the Gran Chaco area in South America, around the Argentina-Bolivia-Paraguay border. Its wood is often traded as Argentine lignum vitae or Paraguay lignum vitae, since it has properties and uses similar to the "true" lignum vitae trees of genus...
– is traded as verawood (colloquially "vera") or "lignum vitae
Lignum vitae
Lignum vitae is a trade wood, also called guayacan or guaiacum, and in parts of Europe known as pockenholz, from trees of the genus Guaiacum. This wood was once very important for applications requiring a material with its extraordinary combination of strength, toughness and density...
". They are close relatives of the "true" lignum vitae trees of genus Guaiacum
Guaiacum
Guaiacum, sometimes spelled Guajacum, is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family Zygophyllaceae. It contains five species of slow-growing shrubs and trees, reaching a height of approximately but are usually less than half of that...
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Species
- Bulnesia arboreaBulnesia arboreaBulnesia arborea is a species of flowering plant in the creosote subfamily of family Zygophyllaceae. It is native to Colombia and Venezuela. Related to the true lignum vitae trees , it is known as Maracaibo lignum vitae or as "verawood"....
– Maracaibo lignum vitae - Bulnesia bonariensis Griseb.August GrisebachAugust Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach was a German botanist and phytogeographer. Born in Hannover on April 17, 1814, he died at Göttingen on May 9, 1879.- Biography :...
- Bulnesia carrapoBulnesia carrapoBulnesia carrapo is a species of plant in the Zygophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Colombia.-References:* Calderon, E. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
KillipEllsworth Paine KillipEllsworth Paine Killip was a U.S. botanist. His name is linked to over 600 species names. And around 150 species are named for him. .- External links :...
& DugandArmando DugandArmando Dugand was a Colombian botanist, geobotanist and ornithologist.Dugand's father, Francisco Víctor, was a successful French banker; his mother was named Gnecco Coronado. Dugand was educated in France and in the United States... - Bulnesia chilensis GayClaude GayClaude Gay, real name : Claudio Gay Mouret , was a French botanist, naturalist and illustrator.The Cordillera de Claudio Gay in the Atacama Region of Chile is named after him....
- Bulnesia foliosa Griseb.
- Bulnesia loraniensis Griseb.
- Bulnesia macrocarpa Phil.
- Bulnesia rivas-martinezii G.Navarro
- Bulnesia retama (Gillies ex Hook.William Jackson HookerSir William Jackson Hooker, FRS was an English systematic botanist and organiser. He held the post of Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and was the first Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He enjoyed the friendship and support of Sir Joseph Banks for his exploring,...
& Arn.George Arnott Walker-ArnottGeorge Arnott Walker-Arnott was a Scottish botanist.He studied law in Edinburgh though later became a botanist, holding the position of Regius Professor of Botany in the University of Glasgow. He studied the botany of North America with Sir William Hooker and collaborated with Robert Wight in...
) Griseb - Bulnesia sarmientoiBulnesia sarmientoiBulnesia sarmientoi is a tree that inhabits a part of the Gran Chaco area in South America, around the Argentina-Bolivia-Paraguay border. Its wood is often traded as Argentine lignum vitae or Paraguay lignum vitae, since it has properties and uses similar to the "true" lignum vitae trees of genus...
– Argentine lignum vitae, Paraguay lignum vitae, "palo santoPalo santoPalo santo can refer to:*Lignum vitae, heartwood of tree species of the genus Guaiacum, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas...
", ibiocaí - Bulnesia schickendantzii Hieron.