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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.
The genus Guilandina comprises the following species: [3] [1]. Guilandina barkeriana (Urb. & Ekman) Britton (Cuba and Haiti); Guilandina bonduc L. 1753 – grey nicker, knicker nut (pantropical)
The generic name honours the botanist, physician, and philosopher Andrea Cesalpino (1519–1603). [ 3 ] The genus also had a synonym of Poinciana ; it was named after a common name for the one species which was placed in now named Delonix regia , after Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy , who was the French governor of the Caribbean island of ...
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 ).
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Scientific name Common name Family FIA Code (US) Conservation status Hardwoods; Aceraceae: maple family; Acer: maples; Acer amplum: broad maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer argutum: deep-veined maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer floridanum: Florida maple; southern sugar maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer barbinerve: bearded maple Aceraceae ...
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