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Fabaceae

Bloodwoodtree

Haematoxylum campechianum L.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Haematoxylum

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Bloodwoodtree (Haematoxylum campechianum)
FlowerPhoto: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (23)
Arabic
خشب البقم
arz
خشب البقم
Chinese
墨水樹, 彩木, 墨水树, 洋苏木, 采木
Czech
Kampeškové dřevo
Danish
Blåtræ
English
Bloodwoodtree, Logwood, Blackwood, Bloodwood tree, Bluewood, Campeachy tree, Campeachy wood, Campeche logwood
Finnish
Sinipuu, Kampetšepuu
French
Campêche, Bois de Campêche
Georgian
Ბაყმის ხე
German
Blutholzbaum, Blauholz
Haitian Creole
Kanpèch
Hungarian
Kékfa, Kampecsfa, Kampesfa, Vérfa
Japanese
アカミノキ
Korean
로그우드
Norwegian Bokmål
Blåtre
Norwegian Nynorsk
Kampeche
Persian
بقم
Polish
Modrzejec kampechiański
Portuguese
Hematoxylon campechianum
Russian
Кампешевое дерево
Slovenian
Višnjeva pražilka
Telugu
బ్లడ్ వుడ్ చెట్టు
Vietnamese
Huyết mộc

Synonyms

  • Acosmium trichonema Rizzini
  • Cymbosepalum baronii Baker
  • Haematoxylon campechianum L.

Flowers

In flower
January to March (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.