| Guaiacum angustifolium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Guaiacum |
| Species: | G. angustifolium
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| Guaiacum angustifolium | |
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Guaiacum angustifolium is a species of flowering plant in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Common names include Texas guaiacum, Texas lignum-vitae, soapbush and huayacán. It is native to southern and western Texas[4] in the United States and northern Mexico.[3] The specific name is derived from the Latin angustus, meaning "narrow," and -folius, meaning "-leaved".[5]
- ^ Carrero, C. (2022). "Porlieria angustifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T153757939A153835036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T153757939A153835036.en. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Guaiacum angustifolium - Engelm. Texas Guaiacum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ a b "Guaiacum angustifolium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ "Guayacan, Guajacum, Soapbush, Texas Porlieria". Texas Native Plants Database. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ Eggli, Urs; Leonard E. Newton (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Birkhäuser. p. 11. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9.