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Zygophyllaceae Guaiacum officinale | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Guaiacum officinale L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 381. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

EDGE • Endangered

Guaiacum officinale L. belongs to the Zygophyllaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Guaiacum officinale--FL. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 8 Apr 03. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Garden no. 65804A

April 7, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Zygophyllales

Family

Zygophyllaceae

Genus

Guaiacum

Specific Epithet

officinale

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

2.7

Global rank

#9,179 of 335,497

Top 3%

Extinction probability

47%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →