YALE UNIVERSITY · SCHOOL OF FORESTRY
BULLETIN No. 6
LIGNUM-VITAE
A STUDY OF THE WOODS OF THE ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
WITH REFERENCE TO THE TRUE LIGNUM-VITAE
OF COMMERCE--ITS SOURCES,
PROPERTIES, USES, AND
SUBSTITUTES
BY
SAMUEL J. RECORD
Professor of Forest Products
[Illustration]
NEW HAVEN
Yale University Press
1921
CONTENTS
PART I: FROM THE BOTANICAL STANDPOINT
TREES AND WOODS OF THE LIGNUM-VITAE FAMILY
Page
Porlieria 7
Bulnesia 8
_“Retama” or “Retamo”_ 8
_“Palo Santo” or “Palo Balsamo”_ 9
_“Vera” or “Maracaibo Lignum-vitae”_ 11
Guaiacum 14
_Description of Species_ 14
_Minute Anatomy of the Wood_ 17
_Distinguishing features of the Woods of Guaiacum and
Bulnesia_ 19
_Check list of Common Names_ 20