Bulnesia arborea is a species of flowering plant in the creosote subfamily (Larreoideae) of family Zygophyllaceae. It is native to Colombia and Venezuela. Related to the true lignum vitae trees (Guaiacum), it is known as Maracaibo lignum vitae or (like its relative B. sarmientoi) as "verawood".[1]
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Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden -
Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden -
Gonopterodendron arboreum in bloom in Mounts Botanical Garden
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Bulnesia |
| Species: | B. arborea
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| Bulnesia arborea | |
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Zygophyllum arboreum Jacq. | |
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