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Caesalpinia bonduc (L.)Roxb.

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HIGHER TAXON: Caesalpinieae

GENUS: Caesalpinia L.

Caesalpinia bonduc (L.)Roxb. [Accepted]
    Caesalpinia crista sensu auctt. {Misapplied Name}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Guilandina seed [14]

  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [110]; Benin (N) [11]; Cameroon (N) [11]
    Egypt (I) [8]; Ethiopia (I) [24]; Ghana (N) [11]
    Guinea Bissau (N) [11]; Ivory Coast (N) [11]
    Kenya (N) [106]; Liberia (N) [11]; Mozambique (N) [8]
    Nigeria (N) [11]; Senegal (N) [11]; Sierra Leone (N) [11]
    Somalia (N) [125]; South Africa (N) [107]
    Tanzania (N) [106]; Togo (N) [11]; Zaire (N) [113]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Guineo-Congolian mangrove (and strand forest). [11]
    Tongaland-Pondoland regional transition zone;mangrove and coastal vegetation. [106]
    Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; mangrove. [106]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing, Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Shrub, Tree
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Absent [1798]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist

  
USES:
  Medicine [1798,14]; Environmental; Domestic; Miscellaneous

  
NOTES:
  Originally coastal but widely naturalised inland. (FWTA).
  Seeds widely used as counters, etc. (JML).


DATA SOURCES:

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

11.

   Keay,R.W.J., 1958
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2

14.

   Dalziel,J.M., 1937
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa

24.

   Thulin,M., 1983
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia

106.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1967
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill

107.

   Ross,J.H., 1982
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.

110.

   Torre,A.R.da & Hillcoat,D., 1958
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 2.Exell & Mendonca
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Consp.Fl.Angolensis 2.Exell & Mendonca

113.

   Robyns,W.(Ed.), 1952
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae

125.

   Roti-Michelozzi,G., 1957
    Webbia 13:133-228.Adum.Fl.Aeth. Caesalpinoideae excl.Cassia
    Webbia 13:133-228.Adum.Fl.Aeth. Caesalpinoideae excl.Cassia

1798.

   Mahmood,A. & Iqbal,P., 1994
    Pak.J.Bot. 26:1-20. Nodulation status of Leg plants in Sindh
    Pak.J.Bot. 26:1-20. Nodulation status of Leg plants in Sindh
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