Guilandina bonduc

Guilandina bonduc
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Guilandina
Species:
G. bonduc
Binomial name
Guilandina bonduc
Synonyms
14 synonyms
  • Bonduc minus Medik.
  • Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.
  • Caesalpinia bonducella Fleming
  • Caesalpinia jayabo var. cyanosperma M.Gómez
  • Guilandina aculeata Salisb.
  • Guilandina bonduc var. minor DC.
  • Guilandina bonducella L.
  • Bonduc canadense Medik.
  • Caesalpinia bonducella var. aequiaculeata Kuntze
  • Caesalpinia bonducella var. elegans Kuntze
  • Caesalpinia bonducella var. inaequiaculeata Kuntze
  • Caesalpinia glabra (Mill.) Merr.
  • Caesalpinia homblei R.Wilczek
  • Caesalpinia jayabo var. gemina (Lour.) M.Gómez
  • Caesalpinia sogerensis Baker f.
  • Glycyrrhiza aculeata Forssk.
  • Guilandina gemina Lour.
  • Guilandina glabra Mill.
  • Guilandina homblei (R.Wilczek) G.P.Lewis
  • Guilandina socorroensis Britton & Rose
  • Guilandina vulgaris Oken

Guilandina bonduc, commonly known as nicker nut amongst other names, is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae that has a mostly pantropical distribution. It is a scrambling, thorny shrub or vine that is mostly found close to coastlines, and was first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus.