roughbark lignum-vitae
guaiacwood
guaiacum officinale latin

Guaiacum officinale, commonly known as Roughbark Lignum-vitae or Gaïacwood, is a species of tree in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae, that is native to the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America.

Sicilian bergamot and lemon, lime, juniper, pink pepper, myrtle, cypress, lavender, geranium, jasmine, cassi, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, benzoin, labdanum, frankincense, myrrh, sandalwood, vetivert, birch tar, ceda, guaiacwood, accord of hone, tobacco and vanilla.

Gum guaicum is a substance produced from the tree species Guaiacum officinale.

Guaiacum officinale is the national flower of Jamaica.

It this case the Lignum vitae is from the Guaiacum officinale tree.

This tree is one of two species which yield the valuable Lignum vitae wood, the other being Guaiacum officinale.

Guaiacum officinale - Common Ligum-vitae (The Caribbean, Northern South America)

Guaiacum officinale, Coccoloba venosa, Ceiba pentandra, and Capparis cynophallophora are common trees in coastal dry forests.

Common Lignum-vitae (Guaiacum officinale), Holywood Lignum-vitae (G. sancutm) and other hardwoods can be found throughout the island.

John Adron's 'Layer boxes' are based on Japanese inro, the smaller oval one is in snakewood (Piratinera guianensis ) the larger one is lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinale )

Guaiacum officinale, commonly known as Roughbark Lignum-vitae or Gaïacwood, is a species of tree in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae, that is native to the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America.

Gaïac, Guaiac, Guaiac Heartwood, Guaiac Resin, Guaiacum, Guaiacum officinale, Guaiacum sanctum, Guajaci Lignum, Lingum Vitae, Pockwood.