Lignum-vitae
ಗ್ವೈಯಕಮ್
Guaiacum officinale L.
- light
- —
- water
- —
- tall
- 10 m
- wide
- —
Zygophyllaceae
Also called Commoner Lignum Vitae, Guaiac Tree
Formerly Guaiacum bijugum, Guaiacum breynii
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- TreeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Wet tropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Florida, Panama to Venezuela and Peru, CaribbeanKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Height
- 10 mRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- BlueRead from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: light, spread, water, coldest it survives, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (4)
- Spanish
- Guayacán, Palo Santo, Palo De Vida
- Slovenian
- navadni gvajak
- Chinese
- 愈疮木
- Kannada
- ಗ್ವೈಯಕಮ್
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
- 3D model: Guaiacum officinale (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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