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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 .
In the Amazon region, Libidibia ferrea has extensive use in popular medicine, known mainly as "jucá", being indicated to treat several health conditions, in the form of teas and infusions to treat bronchopulmonary conditions, diabetes, rheumatism, cancer, disorders gastrointestinal, diarrhea; in addition to topical treatment of wounds and bruises. [6]
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.