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Fabaceae
Guilandina

not marked as a favorite taxon Guilandina bonduc Linnaeus. Common name: Gray Nicker. Phenology: Aug-Jan (-Jul). Habitat: Coastal beaches and thickets. Distribution: Widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, POWO, Gagnon et al (2016), Lewis et al (2005); = Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. — Bah, Fl3, NS, SE3, WH3, Isely (1998); > Guilandina crista (L.) Small — S, S13, misapplied. Basionym: Guilandina bonduc L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Guilandina bonduc - FNA11.1

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACU (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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