Guaiacum

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Guaiacum (W. Indian name). Zygophyllaceae. Guaiacum (gwai-a-cum) is kept in drugstores, and the tree which produces the resin used in medicine has a hard, heavy wood. Both the species below are the source of the lignum-vite of commerce which is used so extensively for blocks and pulleys, rulers, and the like. It is cult, to a very slight extent in S. Calif, and in Trop. Fla. for ornamental value. The genus has about 4 species of trees or shrubs, Trop. American, and all have hard wood and abundant resin: lvs. opposite, abruptly pinnate, leathery; lfts. 2-14, entire: peduncles borne in pairs between the deciduous stipules, 1-fld.; fls. blue or purple, not showy; sepals 4-5, deciduous, unequal; petals 4-5, broadly obovate; stamens 8-10, inserted in the short, inconspicuous disk. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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