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Zygophyllaceae

Subfamily Tribuloideae

Subfamily Zygophylloideae

Guaiacum sanctum L.

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Lignum Vitae
  • Family: Zygophyllaceae R.Br.

  • Country of Origin: Florida, Mexico to northern South America, West Indies
  • Habitat: lowland dry forests

  • Description: Large shrub or tree, up to 30 feet tall (10 m); pinnate leaves, up to 4 inches long (10 cm) with 4 to 10 deep green, oblong to obovate, leathery leaflets, up to 1.5 inches long (4 cm)
  • Uses: Laxative, poison antidote, appetite, gonorrhea, boils, fever, syphilis, sudorific, gout, rheumatism, dentifrice, coughs, tuberculosis

    also produces an extremely hard wood

  • USDA Zone: 9b-12
Restrictions:

  • CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200500052
  • Source: Judy Colley-Cant, Niagara Butterfly Cons
  • Accession Date: 06-16-2005
  • Bench: 2111 - Ant Acacias
  • Qty: 3 confirmed on 05-30-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Zygophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Zygophyllaceae
  • SubFamily: Zygophylloideae
  • Tribe:
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References:

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