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, a Prussian naturalist who "Italianized" his name as "Guilandini" upon moving to Italy.Species
The genus Guilandina comprises the following species:
- Guilandina barkeriana Britton
- Guilandina bonduc L. 1753 – grey nicker, knicker nut
- Guilandina caymanensis Britton & Rose
- Guilandina ciliata Bergius ex Wikstrom – broadpad nicker
- Guilandina culebrae Britton & Wilson ex Britton & Rose – smooth yellow nicker
- Guilandina glaucophylla Britton & Rose
- Guilandina intermedia Britton & Rose
- Guilandina major Small – yellow nicker
- Guilandina portoricensis Britton & Wilson – brown nicker
- Guilandina sphaerosperma Britton
- Guilandina urophylla Britton & Rose
- Guilandina wrightiana Britton & Rose
The following species also belong to the genus Guilandina but as of 2016 have not yet been formally transferred:
- Caesalpinia delphinensis Du Puy & Rabev.
- Caesalpinia homblei R. Wilczek
- Caesalpinia minax Hance
- Caesalpinia murifructa Gillis & Proctor
- Caesalpinia solomonensis Hattink
- Caesalpinia volkensii Harms
