Guaiacum officinale

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

Guaiacum officinale, commonly known as roughbark lignum-vitae,[3] guaiacwood or gaïacwood, is a species of tree in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae, that is native to the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America.[2]

  1. ^ Barstow, M. (2019). "Guaiacum officinale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T33701A68085935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T33701A68085935.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Guaiacum officinale". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  3. ^ "Guaiacum sanctum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-10-03.