Guaiacum angustifolium

Guaiacum angustifolium

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Guaiacum
Species:
G. angustifolium
Binomial name
Guaiacum angustifolium
Natural range
Synonyms

Porlieria angustifolia (Engelm.) A.Gray[3]

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Guaiacum angustifolium - Engelm. Texas Guaiacum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  3. ^ a b "Guaiacum angustifolium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  4. ^ "Guayacan, Guajacum, Soapbush, Texas Porlieria". Texas Native Plants Database. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  5. ^ Eggli, Urs; Leonard E. Newton (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Birkhäuser. p. 11. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9.