Bulnesia arborea (Jacq.) Engl. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Bulnesia arborea (Jacq.) Engl.

Summary

Genus:

Bulnesia

Family:

Zygophyllaceae

Subfamily:

Larreoideae

Nomen number:

8136

Place of publication:

H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(4):84, fig. 1. 1890

Verified:

06/09/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Zygophyllum arboreum Jacq.

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Reference(s)

Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980
Lasser, T., ed. Flora de Venezuela. 1964-
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997

Common names

English
Maracaibo-lignum-vitae –
verawood –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia

Native
Southern America

NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Materials	wood		Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8136. Accessed 18 December 2025.