Guaiacum angustifolium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Zygophyllales |
Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
Genus: | Guaiacum |
Species: | G. angustifolium
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Binomial name | |
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]