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 lignum vitae or (like its relative B. sarmientoi) as "verawood".[1]

  • Fruits
    Fruits
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    Leaf
  • Bark
    Bark
  • Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden
    Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden
  • Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden
    Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden
  • Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden
    Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden

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References

  1. ^ "Bulnesia arborea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-09-28.