Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. Caesalpinia crista auct. non L. Guilandina bonduc L. Guilandina crista auct. non (L.) Small Gray nicker, nickerbean
Nickerbean is widespread on tropical sea-shores. Plants: Plants are a liana—a woody climber, like a vine—that clambers over other plants, reaching lengths of up to 98' (30 m). Branches are covered with straight or recurved spines. Leaves: Bipinnate, with 3-9 pairs of pinnae, and 6-9 pairs of leaflets per pinna. Leaflets are ovate-oblong to elliptic-oblong. ½-1¾" (1.5-5 cm) × ¼-⅞" (8-25 mm). Flowers: Flowers are in racemes, yellow or greenish yellow, ⅜-½" (1-1.4 cm) long. Fruits: Seed pods are initially green, becoming very dark brown to black. Each pod is covered with prickles, resembling a porcupine fish, and contains one or two pale gray or olive gray “nickernuts” about ¾" (2 cm) in size. The nuts are dispersed by floating in the ocean. Online References:
Caesalpinia bonduc on www.seabean.com (Great photos) Caesalpinia bonduc on www.nativeplants.hawaii.edu Caesalpinia bonduc on Wikipedia Caesalpinia bonduc on JSTOR Plant Science 4/10/2015 · Gulf Coast Visitor Center, Everglades National Park, Everglades City, Florida 4/13/2015 · Flamingo Campground, Everglades National Park, Florida 4/13/2015 · Flamingo Campground, Everglades National Park, Florida 4/10/2015 · Gulf Coast Visitor Center, Everglades National Park, Everglades City, Florida 4/10/2015 · Gulf Coast Visitor Center, Everglades National Park, Everglades City, Florida Caesalpinia bonduc description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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