Bulnesia sarmientoi

Bulnesia sarmientoi heartwood is brown, black, and green , with streaks. The sapwood is mostly thin and light yellow. The basic specific gravity of this wood is between 0.92 and 1.1 g/cm³.

Bulnesia sarmientoi is a tree that inhabits a part of the Gran Chaco area in South America, around the Argentina-Bolivia-Paraguay border. Its common name is palo santo (Spanish, "holy wood"); in some places it is called ibiocaí, and in the trade also known as vera or verawood. It may also appear named as Paraguay lignum vitae, since it has properties and uses similar to the lignum vitae trees of genus Guaiacum. More

Bulnesia Sarmientoi, known commercially as Argentine Lignum Vitae, is related to but not the same as Bulnesia Arborea, known commercially as Verawood. Lignum-Vitae.com | 2487 Jude's Ferry Rd. | Powhatan, VA 23139 | (804) 598-2204 Copyright 2009. All Rights Reserved. More