Guilandina
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, a Prussian naturalist who "Italianized" his name as "Guilandini" upon moving to Italy.
Species
The genus Guilandina comprises the following species:- Guilandina barkeriana Britton
- Guilandina bonduc L. 1753 – grey nicker, knicker nut
- Guilandina caymanensis Britton & Rose
- Guilandina ciliata Bergius ex Wikstrom – broadpad nicker
- Guilandina culebrae Britton & Wilson ex Britton & Rose – smooth yellow nicker
- Guilandina delphinensis
- Guilandina glaucophylla Britton & Rose
- Guilandina intermedia Britton & Rose
- Guilandina major Small – yellow nicker
- Guilandina minax
- Guilandina murifructa
- Guilandina portoricensis Britton & Wilson – brown nicker
- Guilandina robusta
- Guilandina solomonensis
- Guilandina sphaerosperma Britton
- Guilandina urophylla Britton & Rose
- Guilandina volkensii
- Guilandina wrightiana Britton & Rose