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Bulnesia

(Bulnesia)

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Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class:
Order:Zygophyllales
Family:Zygophyllaceae
Genus:Bulnesia
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