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Guaiacum officinale L.

Lignum vitae; guaiacum wood

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
English Lignum vitae; guaiacum wood
Français Bois saint; gaiac
Italiano Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
Suomi Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
Norsk Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
Čeština Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
Español Guayacán (ES, VE); palo santo (CU, MX)
Svenska Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
Polski Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
Український Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
Român Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
Русский Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
Български Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
EESTI Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
日本語 Franzosenholz; Pockholz; Domingo-Pockholz, Jamaika-Pockholz, Panama Pockholz
Other names guajak (CZ, RU, HU); pockhout (NL); gwajak (PL); guaiac (RO);

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
Cites
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Central America
States and Territories USA (Florida); Bahamas; Cayman Isl.; Cuba; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Anegada, Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); Anguilla; Antigua; Barbados; Barbuda; Dominica; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; St. Barthélémy; Saint Lucia; St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Vincent; Aruba; Bonaire; Curaçao; Isla Margarita; Venezuela (Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Bolívar, Carabobo, Dependencias Federales, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; Colombia (La Guajira, Magdalena, Sucre, Valle); Guam [I]; Pakistan [I]; Vietnam [I]; tropical Africa [I]; Benin [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

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

Wood

Lignum vitae; guaiacum wood

Guaiacum officinale , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Lignum vitae; guaiacum wood

GCXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Lignum vitae; guaiacum wood

GCXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson