Bulnesia sarmientoi

Bulnesia sarmientoi
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Bulnesia
Species:
B. sarmientoi
Binomial name
Bulnesia sarmientoi
Lorentz ex Griseb.
Not to be confused with Bursera graveolens, another tree known as palo santo.

Bulnesia sarmientoi (recently reclassified as Gonopterodendron sarmientoi) is a tree that inhabits a part of the Gran Chaco area in South America, around the Argentina-Bolivia-Paraguay border.[3] Its wood is often traded as "Paraguay lignum vitae", since it has properties and uses similar to the "true" lignum vitae trees of genus Guaiacum, which are close relatives. Another trade name is "vera" or "verawood", which may also refer to the even more closely related B. arborea. Another common but rather ambiguous name is palo santo[4] (Spanish: "holy stick"), which it shares with the species Bursera graveolens.

Bulnesia sarmientoi heartwood is brown, black, and green (varying in color from light olive green to chocolate brown), with streaks. The sapwood is mostly thin and light yellow. The basic specific gravity of this wood is between 0.92 and 1.1 g/cm3.

  1. ^ Barstow, M. (2017-12-05). "Bulnesia sarmientoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T32028A68085692. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "Guaiac wood essential oil Paraguay natural, palo santo, 8016-23-7". Albertvieille.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  4. ^ "Bulnesia sarmientoi". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2021-02-06.