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 |
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
GCXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
GCXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
GCXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
GCXX , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson
Fruit
GCXX , Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson