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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.
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.
Guilandina is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae [2] and tribe Caesalpinieae. [3] The genus was named after Melchior Wieland (1515–1589), a Prussian naturalist who "Italianized" his name as "Guilandini" upon moving to Italy. [3]
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 tribe Caesalpinieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae: subfamily Caesalpinioideae. [1] ... Caesalpinia, as traditionally circumscribed, ...
Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name Caesalpinia. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. [5]
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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)