Guilandina

Guilandina is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and tribe Caesalpinieae.

The genus was named after Melchior Wieland (1515–1589), a Prussian naturalist who "Italianized" his name as "Guilandini" upon moving to Italy.

Species

The genus Guilandina comprises the following species:

• Guilandina barkeriana <small>(Urb. & Ekman) Britton</small> (Cuba and Haiti)
• Guilandina bonduc <small>L. 1753</small> – grey nicker, knicker nut (pantropical)
• Guilandina caymanensis <small>(Millsp.) Britton & Rose</small> (Cayman Islands)
• Guilandina ciliata <small>Bergius ex Wikstrom</small> – broadpad nicker (Caribbean)
• Guilandina culebrae <small>Britton & Wilson ex Britton & Rose</small> – smooth yellow nicker (Puerto Rico)
• Guilandina delphinensis (southeastern Madagascar)
• Guilandina glaucophylla <small>(Urb.) Britton & Rose</small> (Cuba, Swan Islands)
• Guilandina intermedia <small>(Urb.) Britton & Rose</small> (Cuba and Jamaica)
• Guilandina major <small>(DC.) Small</small> – yellow nicker (pantropical)
• Guilandina minax (eastern Himalayas, Indochina, and southern China)
• Guilandina murifructa (Bahamas)
• Guilandina portoricensis <small>Britton & Wilson</small> – brown nicker (Puerto Rico)
• Guilandina robusta (Cook region of Queensland)
• Guilandina solomonensis (New Georgia in the Solomon Islands)
• Guilandina sphaerosperma <small>(Urb. & Ekman) Britton</small> (Hispaniola)
• Guilandina urophylla <small>(Donn. Sm.) Britton & Rose</small> (Costa Rica)
• Guilandina volkensii (Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania)
• Guilandina wrightiana <small>(Urb.) Britton & Rose</small> (Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Jamaica)

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