Left: Leaf and seed capsule of native lignum vitae, Guaiacum sanctum. Right: the non-native Guaiacum officinale seeds and capsule. Kenneth Setzer Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden The almost-mythical ...

These days, when people talk about bearings, it's often regarding cars and other complex machines, where bearings enable intricate moving parts to function with relatively little friction. You might ...

Lignum vitae is well known as the maritime industry's original tailshaft bearing material. This high density wood has incredible compressive strength, self-healing properties and innate lubricity from ...

Lignum vitae is an attractive member of the small Zygophyllaceae family. Surprisingly, this wood of life tree is underused in local landscapes mostly because of its slow growth habit. This slow growth ...

The almost-mythical lignum vitae tree is surprisingly easy to grow. It suffers from a reputation as being slow-growing and hard to find, but this native is easily incorporated into landscaping and ...

The mountainous Italian town of Artena holds an annual soap box derby for wood vehicles – and they mean 100% wood, not a speck of anything else. Fierce competition led [Alessio] to engineering and CNC ...

A programme about a chair from the Caribbean from Radio 4’s A History of the World in 100 Objects mentioned the wood lignum vitae, which reminded me of the clocks of John Harrison. According to the ...

There is a charming tropical shrub that goes by the name of Lignum vitae (Guaiacum sanctum), or sometimes Holywood Lignum-vitae. This slow-growing shrub has pinnate compound leaves, which means pairs ...