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Guaiacum sanctum L.

Pockholz; lignum vitae

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Mexiko-Pockholz
English Pockholz; lignum vitae
Français Gaiac femelle
Italiano Mexiko-Pockholz
Suomi Mexiko-Pockholz
Norsk Mexiko-Pockholz
Čeština Mexiko-Pockholz
Español guayacan blanco, palo santo (cAm); Guayacan bastardo; Guayacan blanco (Cuba; Guayacancillo; Holywood lignumvitae; Puerto Rico); Vera (Dominican Republic); guayacancillo (MX)
Svenska Mexiko-Pockholz
Polski Mexiko-Pockholz
Український Mexiko-Pockholz
Român Mexiko-Pockholz
Русский Mexiko-Pockholz
Български Mexiko-Pockholz
EESTI Mexiko-Pockholz
日本語 Mexiko-Pockholz
Other names

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
Cites
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Central America
States and Territories USA (Florida); Costa Rica; Puerto Rico; Bahamas; Turks & Caicos Isl.; Cuba; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Nicaragua; Aruba; Bonaire; Curaçao; Guatemala; Mexico (Michoacan, Veracruz, Quintana Roo, Chiapas, Yucatan, Campeche, Jalisco, Oaxaca); Guatemala; Honduras; El Salvador; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Trinidad & Tobago [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Zygophyllales
Family Zygophyllaceae
Genus Guaiacum
Species sanctum
Author citation L.
Scientific name Guaiacum sanctum L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/zyggu-li.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Mit Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/schwarz/grün

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC
Remarks /D wachsartige Oberfläche /E with greasy surface /F gras au toucher /P superficie gordurosa ao toque /S con superficie grasienta

Appearances

Bark

Pockholz; lignum vitae

GCXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Pockholz; lignum vitae

GCXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Pockholz; lignum vitae

GCXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Pockholz; lignum vitae

GCXX , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Pockholz; lignum vitae

GCXX , Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson