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:[[5]]
- 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|lc=y}} 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
{{Gallery |mode=packed
|Caesalpinia bonduc leaves 1.jpg|Leaves of Guilandina bonduc
|Cayos pict089.jpg|Fruits of G. bonduc
}}References
1. ^1 {{cite journal|author=The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG)|year=2017|title=A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny|journal=Taxon|volume=66|issue=1|pages=44–77 |url=http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/iapt/tax/2017/00000066/00000001/art00004|doi=10.12705/661.3}}
2. ^1 {{cite web |title=Guilandina L. |url=http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30026032-2 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanical Gardens Kew |accessdate=13 January 2019}}