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Guaiacum officinale L. , Sp. Pl. 381 1753. (Syn: Guaiacum bijugum Stokes; Guaiacum breynii Spreng.);
. USA (Florida), Bahamas, Cayman Isl., Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Anegada, Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Barthelemy, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent), Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Isla Margarita, Venezuela (Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Bolivar, Carabobo, Dependencias Federales, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Zulia), Guyana, Surinam, Colombia (La Guajira, Magdalena, Sucre, Valle), Southern Marianas (I) (Guam (I)), Pakistan (I), Vietnam (I), trop. Africa (I), Benin (I), Trinidad & Tobago (I) as per CoL; . Florida, Panama to Venezuela and Peru, Caribbean: Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.; Introduced into: Ascension, Hawaii, Honduras, Marianas, Vietnam as per POWO; .
Guaiacum, Lignum vitae, Tree of life, Gum Guaiacum;
.   Guaiacum officinale L. flowering:
Guaiacum officinale L. –Lignum vitae seen flowering at Rani baug, Mumbai on 6 Feb. 2011. The small dark blue flowers turn white after fading. – This plant is native to West Indies – We have a white variety of Guaicum in Govt secretariat campus trivandrum, sorry I dont have a photograph with my end. Hope that also belongs to the same species? – Possibly the same species … if the white flowers are the faded ones, initially dark blue. There are five ovate petals with acute tips. The fruit is initially green, flat obcordate capsules enclosing ovoid seeds and turn orange brown on ripening. Ref : Trees of Mumbai.
Guaiacum officinale: – One good tree at Hyderabad Estate, Napeansea Road. It is senior central govt officers’ colony. – It is indeed Guaiacum officinale. In Chennai one can see this tree(s) in Theosophical Society Campus. This is the season. – Nice to see the blue flowers with the details in photography, covering all the plant parts. . Guaacum officinale be seen on the eastern seaboard ?: – … there is good hope of finding at least one tree in Kolkata; as cited in    Guaicum officionale: I love this tree for its reputation, life giving properties and beautiful flowers… not seen one in Kolkata yet… tell me is it flowering right now? … pictures are from Lalbagh, Bangalore I guess… These are from lalbagh too – I have seen only one tree, it should be the same …both your tree looks like it is the same… I must make a pilgrimage to Lalbagh , esp when this tree flowers next… …: would you please tell me when that happens… will fly down… I guess it would be september.. so will keep it in my mind… do you visit lalbagh that often? since cant hang around bangalore all month… I guess it will have to be fine tuned based on your info… Thanks… . Seeds,Fruit,Pods of Guaiacum officinale – 110412m – RK2: One near the main gate, on the right when you enter it.
I found one more tree in Lalbagh. Another one near the bahuhinia racemosa, copper pods I have seen this tree in Rani Bagh Mumbai, very close to the entrance.
Beautiful pictures of Guaiacum officinale (Zygophyllaceae). This is the ‘Tree of Life’ [Lignum vitae]. yes Guaiacum officinale (Zygophyllaceae) as suggested by … and yes its common name is Tree of life as suggested by …,, Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. confirmation. Guaiacum officinale, commonly known as Roughbark Lignum-vitae,[3] 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.[2]
This tree was found in Coimbatore city.
Medium sized tree, with cement colored rough bark.
Blue colored Actinomorphic Bisexual flowers, 5 petals, polypetalous, 5 seperate sepals, 8 stamen arranged in a circle around the stigma. Hypogynous.
Leaves opposite pari-pinnate, thick dark green leaves, Elliptical, individual leafs do not have leaf stock. Leaf surface smooth.
Tree resembles Murrya Paniculata in general appearence (but flower blue in color, but no fragnence), Flower petals fall off easily, seed similar to that of Murrya paniculata.
Apologies for the poor photograph and also I am not a Botanist… My expressions may be a bit odd. Guaiacum officinale of Zygophyllaceae.
Shrub id requested : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Habit: Small woody shrub
Habitat: Roadside
Location: Venkataramnaguddem, Andhra Pradesh
Date: March 2016 Guaiacum officinale L. [Zygophyllaceae].            
Tree of Life. – efloraofindia | Google Groups .
Guaiacum officinale: Yes, as per images at . References:
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