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Guilandina bonduc leaves. It is a liana that reaches a length of 6 m (20 ft) or more and scrambles over other vegetation. The stems are covered in curved spines. [6] Guilandina bonduc grows as a climber, up to 8 m (30 ft) long or as a large sprawling shrub or small shrubby tree. The stems are irregularly covered with curved prickles.
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) Guilandina caymanensis (Millsp.) Britton & Rose (Cayman Islands) Guilandina ciliata Bergius ex Wikstrom – broadpad nicker (Caribbean)
Nickernuts in fruit from G. bonduc. Nickernuts or nickar nuts are smooth, shiny seeds from tropical leguminous shrubs, particularly Guilandina bonduc and Guilandina major, [1] both known by the common name warri tree. C. bonduc produces gray nickernuts, and C. major produces yellow.
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 ...
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Nepal portal; This category includes the native flora of Nepal.Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. In accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), this category is included within the larger region of the Indian subcontinent in Category:Flora of the Indian subcontinent
Guilandina dioica L. Gymnocladus dioicus ( L.) K.Koch [Spelling variant] The Kentucky coffee tree ( Gymnocladus dioicus ), also known as American coffee berry , Kentucky mahogany , nicker tree , and stump tree , [ 4 ] is a tree in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the legume family Fabaceae , native to the Midwest , Upper South , Appalachia ...
Drift seeds of three legume species found at Kanda on the southern Mozambique coast in May 2004: 1. Snuff box sea bean (Entada rheedii)2. Grey nickernut (Caesalpinia bonduc) 3. a,b Colour forms of ox-eye beans (Mucuna gigantea)