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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 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 ...
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Common names in English include sappanwood and Indian redwood. [2] It was previously ascribed to the genus Caesalpinia. [3] Sappanwood is related to brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata), and was itself called brasilwood in the Middle Ages. [4] Biancaea sappan can be infected by twig dieback (Lasiodiplodia theobromae). [5] This plant has many uses.
Because the name Cassia is not precise, it is sometimes difficult to know what is meant by references to plants known as "cassias". Cassia gum, for example, is made from Senna obtusifolia, a species formerly included in genus Cassia. Genera Cassia and Senna are both known in systems of traditional medicine.
Libidibia coriaria, synonym Caesalpinia coriaria, is a leguminous tree or large shrub native to the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and northern and western South America. [2] Common names include divi-divi , cascalote , guaracabuya , guatapana , nacascol , [ 3 ] tan yong , [ 4 ] and watapana ( Aruba ).