Bonduc-nut
Caesalpinia bonduc
Also known as Fever-nut, Physic-nut
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About Bonduc-nut
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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Caesalpinia bonduc
- Genus
- Caesalpinia
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Hedges and scrub forests, also in plains and sacred groves
- Native to
- Tropics
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कैसलपिनिया बंधु, वरी पेड़ग्रे निकर
- Nepali
- बल्ड्याङ्ग्रा
- Bengali
- মালাক্কা নাটা, নাটা
- Kannada
- ಸೀಸಲ್ಪಿನಿಯಾ ಬೋನ್ಕ್ಯೂಡ್
- Malayalam
- കഴഞ്ചി, Caesalpinia bonduc
Botanical family
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Bonduc-nut belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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