Guaiacum officinale
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Guaiacum officinale is one of the species yielding the true lignum vitae, a wood once used to treat syphilis. All species in this genus Guaiacum are CITES-listed.
Guaiacum officinale is the national flower of Jamaica
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- Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica, November 1996) (1998). Guaiacum officinale. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN C2a v2.3)
