Guilandina

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Caesalpinieae
Genus: Guilandina
Species: G. barkeriana – G. bonduc – G. caymanensis – G. ciliata – G. culebrae – G. glaucophylla – G. intermedia – G. major – G. portoricensis – G. sphaerosperma – G. urophylla – G. wrightiana
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Guilandina in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 20. Reference page.

Name

Guilandina L., Sp. Pl. 1: 381. 1753.
Type species: Guilandina bonduc L.

Synonyms

Homotypic
Bonduc Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4. 1754, nom. superfl.
Caesalpinia subg. Guilandina (L.) Gillis & Proctor, J. Arnold Arbor. 55(3): 426. 1974.

Notes

Homonym
Bonduc Adans. (1763)

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 381.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Guilandina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Guilandina. Published online. Accessed: Jul 20 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Guilandina in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 20. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Guilandina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jul 2020.

Vernacular names
中文: 刺果苏木属

Guilandina is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae[1] and tribe Caesalpinieae.[2]

The genus was named after Melchior Wieland (1515–1589), a Prussian naturalist who "Italianized" his name as "Guilandini" upon moving to Italy.[2]
Species

The genus Guilandina comprises the following species:[2][3]

Guilandina barkeriana (Urb. & Ekman) Britton (Cuba, Haiti)
Guilandina bonduc L. 1753 – grey nicker, knicker nut (pantropical)
Guilandina caymanensis (Millsp.) Britton & Rose (Cayman Islands)
Guilandina ciliata Bergius ex Wikstrom – broadpad nicker (Caribbean)
Guilandina culebrae Britton & Wilson ex Britton & Rose – smooth yellow nicker (Puerto Rico)
Guilandina glaucophylla (Urb.) Britton & Rose (Cuba, Swan Islands)
Guilandina intermedia (Urb.) Britton & Rose (Cuba, Jamaica)
Guilandina major (DC.) Small – yellow nicker (pantropical)
Guilandina portoricensis Britton & Wilson – brown nicker (Puerto Rico)
Guilandina sphaerosperma (Urb. & Ekman) Britton (Hispaniola)
Guilandina urophylla (Donn. Sm.) Britton & Rose (Costa Rica)
Guilandina wrightiana (Urb.) Britton & Rose (Cayman Islands, Cuba, Jamaica)

The following species also belong to the genus Guilandina but as of 2016 have not yet been formally transferred:[2]

Caesalpinia delphinensis Du Puy & Rabev.
Caesalpinia homblei R. Wilczek
Caesalpinia minax Hance
Caesalpinia murifructa Gillis & Proctor
Caesalpinia solomonensis Hattink
Caesalpinia volkensii Harms

Leaves of Guilandina bonduc

Fruits of G. bonduc

References

The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG) (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203. PMC 5558824. PMID 28814915.
"Guilandina L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 13 January 2019.