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Guilandina bonduc has a pantropical distribution. It typically grows near the coast, in scrub, on sand dunes and on the upper shore. [11] It also occurs inland, in lowland secondary forest and disturbed areas near villages; this may be the result of the seed being accidentally dropped after being transported for medical purposes or for use as counters in board games.
Caesalpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 10 species which range from southeastern Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and to Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Bahamas.
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The Fabales are an order of flowering plants included in the rosid group of the eudicots in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II classification system. In the APG II circumscription, this order includes the families Fabaceae or legumes (including the subfamilies Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoideae, and Faboideae), Quillajaceae, Polygalaceae or milkworts (including the families Diclidantheraceae ...
Its name is formed from the generic name Caesalpinia. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. [ 5 ] The Caesalpinioideae are mainly trees distributed in the moist tropics , but include such temperate species as the honeylocust ( Gleditsia triacanthos ) and Kentucky coffeetree ( Gymnocladus dioicus ).
Common names include Mexican holdback, [3] Mexican caesalpinia, and tabachín del monte. [4] It is native to the extreme lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas [ 5 ] and to parts of Mexico : in the northeast and further south along the Gulf coast as well as the Pacific coast in Nayarit , Jalisco , Colima , and a small portion of Sinaloa .
Vegetable dish known as Kairan (or Doran) ji Bhaaji prepared in Tharparkar, Sindh. The fruit and young buds can be eaten raw. [4]Its spicy fruits are used for preparing vegetables, curry and fine pickles and can attract helpful insectivores; the plant also is used in folk medicine and herbalism.
Caesalpinia pulcherrima is the national flower of the Caribbean island of Barbados, and is depicted on the upper left and right corners of the Queen Elizabeth II's personal Barbadian flag. Claire Waight Keller included pride of Barbados to represent the country in Meghan Markle 's wedding veil, which included the distinctive flora of each ...