Guilandina bonduc L.

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation

Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/65899567/122396032

Conservation

LC - least concern

Leguminosae, R.K. Brummitt, A.C. Chikuni, J.M. Lock and R.M. Polhill. Flora Zambesiaca 3:2. 2007

Morphology General Habit

Shrub or sometimes small bushy tree, spreading or sometimes scrambling, up to 5 m high.

Morphology Stem

Stems brown-pubescent at least when young, and copiously armed with spreading or slightly deflexed prickles of varying length and stoutness.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves: petiole and rachis together up to 50 cm, armed on the lower side with reflexed prickles often in pairs particularly at the insertions of the pinnae, and occasionally also with solitary ± straight prickles on the upper side especially at the insertions of the pinnae, or the petiole often with numerous prickles all round; pinnae 3–10 pairs; pinna rachis (4)6–18(22) cm, usually with paired reflexed prickles at the insertions of the leaflets but occasionally unarmed; leaflets (4)6–9(10) pairs per pinna, (0.8)1.3–4(5) × (0.5)0.8–2.2(2.5) cm, asymmetrically ovate or elliptic to ovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute or sometimes somewhat acuminate at the apex, both surfaces usually pubescent with brownish hairs when young but often glabrescent except on midrib and margins; stipules conspicuous, leafy, compound, with usually 3 ovate to oblate and usually retuse lobes up to 2.5 × 3.6 cm.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Racemes up to 35 cm long, terminal and lateral (axillary or supra-axillary) and often branched; bracts up to 14 mm long, linear-lanceolate, much exceeding the subtended buds and reflexing as the buds develop, falling at about anthesis; pedicels (4)6–9(20 in fruit) mm.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Lateral sepals 4–7 mm long; all sepals brown-pubescent.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Petals 8–10 mm long, oblanceolate-oblong, the upper one broader and stouter than the others, yellow to greenish-yellow.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens 4.5–7 mm.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary

Ovary covered with stiffish hairs.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pod 4.5–8 × 3.5–5.3 cm, broadly elliptic-oblong, fairly densely covered by stiff spines up to 9 mm long, apparently rather tardily dehiscing along the lower margin and perhaps sometimes the upper as well; seeds usually 1–2 per pod, subglobose, 1.5–2 cm diameter, leaden-grey, hard, the testa showing a number of parallel, regular, encircling lines looking like fine cracks.

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution

Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 200 m.; Islas Caribeñas, Llanura del Caribe, Pacífico.

Morphology General Habit

Trepadora

Conservation

No Evaluada

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation

Insufficiently known

Ecology

Africa: Zambezian woodland

Morphology General Habit

Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation

Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Vernacular

COCKSPUR, GREY NICKEL

Morphology General Habit

Sprawling or scrambling thorny shrub, the young branches finely pubescent and often bearing numerous prickles of variable length and stoutness; leaves finely golden- tomentose more or less throughout when young, 25–60 cm long, the rhachis and rhachillae with numerous recurved thorns

Morphology Leaves Pinnae

Pinnae in 5–8 pairs; leaflets about 15 per pinna, ovate or oblong-elliptic, 2–4 cm long, mucronate; stipules leafy, of 2 or 3 broadly rounded segments to 3 cm long

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Racemes simple or branched, 10–20 cm long, with numerous crowded flowers; calyx 6–7 mm long, reddish-woolly; petals yellow, 9–12 mm long

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens

Stamens shorter than the petals

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pods dark brown, broadly elliptic-oblong, 5–8 cm long, covered with numerous straight prickles; seeds usually 2, grey or greenish-grey, subglobose, ca. 2 cm long.

Distribution

Cayman Islands. Pantropical.

Ecology

On sandy seashores and in coastal thickets or open waste land.

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation

Not Threatened

Ecology

Africa: Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; mangrove., Guineo-Congolian mangrove (and strand forest)., Tongaland-Pondoland regional transition zone;mangrove and coastal vegetation.

Morphology General Habit

Perennial, Climbing/Not climbing, Herb/Shrub/Tree

Vernacular

Anoso, Bonduc, Brier, Cadoc, Cadoque, Canique, Cassie, Cockspur, Fever Nut, Gataran, Graines Quinique, Gray Nickarnut, Gray Nickel, Gray Nicker, Gray Nickerbean, Grey Nicker, Guilandina Seed, Indian Nut, Kalu Vavuletiya, Karanju, Kat-Karanj, Kumburu Wel,

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit

Spreading or clambering shrub copiously armed with scattered straight or recurved prickles; stipules with several leafy lobes

Morphology Leaves

Pinnae 3–9 pairs; leaflets 6–9 pairs per pinna, ovate-oblong to elliptic-oblong, (0.8–)1.5–5 x (0.5–)0.8–2.5 cm; apex rounded to emarginate

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Racemes long-pedunculate; sepals entire, tomentellous; petals yellow or greenish yellow, 10–14 mm long

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pods covered with prickles.

Distribution

S1 (cult.), S2, 3 widespread on tropical sea-shores.

Ecology

Sea-shores

Vernacular

Gurum, gurunguriu, sabciin (Somali).

Use

The seeds, when roasted, ground, and prepared as a beverage like coffee, are alleged to have medicinal value in controlling oedema, but unroasted are said to be poisonous.

Use

Domestic, Environmental, Medicine, Miscellaneous