''Guilandina'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
family,
. It belongs to the subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name ''Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ...
[ and tribe ]Caesalpinieae
The tribe Caesalpinieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae: subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
Genera
Caesalpinieae once included many more genera, but modern molecular phylogenetics indicated that these should be transferred to ot ...
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The genus was named after ]Melchior Wieland
Melchior Wieland Latinized as Melchior Guilandinus with the Italian form Melchiorre Guilandino (c. 1520 – 25 December 1589) was a Prussian botanist and physician who worked in Padua.
Wieland was born in Königsberg and was educated at the Unive ...
(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'' (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
''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" ...
'' (Urb.) Britton & Rose (Cuba, Swan Islands)
* ''Guilandina intermedia
''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" ...
'' (Urb.) Britton & Rose (Cuba, Jamaica)
* ''Guilandina major
''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" ...
'' (DC.) Small – yellow nicker (pantropical)
* ''Guilandina portoricensis
''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" ...
'' Britton & Wilson – brown nicker (Puerto Rico)
* ''Guilandina sphaerosperma
''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" ...
'' (Urb. & Ekman) Britton (Hispaniola)
* ''Guilandina urophylla
''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" ...
'' (Donn. Sm.) Britton & Rose (Costa Rica)
* ''Guilandina wrightiana
''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" ...
'' (Urb.) Britton & Rose (Cayman Islands, Cuba, Jamaica)
The following species also belong to the genus ''Guilandina'' but have not yet been formally transferred:[
* '' Caesalpinia delphinensis'' Du Puy & Rabev.
* '' Caesalpinia homblei'' R. Wilczek
* '' Caesalpinia minax'' Hance
* '' Caesalpinia murifructa'' Gillis & Proctor
* '']Caesalpinia solomonensis
''Caesalpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion o ...
'' Hattink
* '' Caesalpinia volkensii'' Harms
References
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Caesalpinieae
Fabaceae genera