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Family

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North America distribution zone

Height

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Ecology

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Guajacum coulteri A.Gray

Zygophyllaceae

SC North America (Mexico, Guatemala)

mes->xer

dr (flowers for pneumonia and cough, remedy for colic, Seri Indians used the mashed and moistened roots as a shampoo and drank a tea made from the roots for dysentery) fw (fuel) ma (the stem resin is a key ingredient of Seri blue, a pigment used in face-painting and in decorating beads, pottery, arrows and many other objects) ti (railroad ties)

Guaiacum coulteri A.Gray

Coulter lignumvitae

gaïac de Coulter

arbol santo, guayacán, palo santo (Mexico)

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Latin name	Guajacum coulteri A.Gray
Family	Zygophyllaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	dr (flowers for pneumonia and cough, remedy for colic, Seri Indians used the mashed and moistened roots as a shampoo and drank a tea made from the roots for dysentery) fw (fuel) ma (the stem resin is a key ingredient of Seri blue, a pigment used in face-painting and in decorating beads, pottery, arrows and many other objects) ti (railroad ties)
Synonym	Guaiacum coulteri A.Gray
English name	Coulter lignumvitae
French name	gaïac de Coulter
Spanish name	arbol santo, guayacán, palo santo (Mexico)
Other name
Trade name