Zygophyllaceae

Maracaibo lignumvitae

Plectrocarpa arborea (Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng

Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Plectrocarpa

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Maracaibo lignumvitae: Bulnesia Arborea at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in south Miami, FL — Photo: Wendy Cutler from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 高大玉檀木
English: Maracaibo lignumvitae
Slovenian: Jarmolistovka vrste Bulnesia arborea
Spanish: Guayacan de bola, Guayacán de bola, Guayapan garrapo, Guayapán garrapo, Ibiocai, Ibiocaí

Synonyms

Bulnesia arborea (Jacq.) Engl.
Gonopterodendron arboreum (Jacq.) Godoy-Bürki
Guaiacum arboreum (Jacq.) DC.
Ximenia arborea Royle
Zygophyllum arboreum Jacq.

Photos

Photo: Wendy Cutler from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.