Guilandina major
Hawai'i Pearls
Also known as: Bonduc major Medik. +11 more
- Bonduc major Medik.
- Bonduc majus Medik.
- Caesalpinia broomensis Hochr.
- Caesalpinia globulorum Bakh.f. & Royen
- Caesalpinia jayabo M.Gómez
- Caesalpinia jayabo var. microphylla (DC.) M.Gómez
- Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell
- Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy ex Hutch. & Dalziel
- Caesalpinia nitida Hassk.
- Guilandina bonduc var. majus DC.
- Guilandina microphylla DC.
- Guilandina viridiflora Teijsm. & Binn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing shrub.
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Guilandina major (commonly known as Hawai'i pearls) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, North-Central Pacific, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Borneo, Brazil North, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Fiji, Florida, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Norfolk Is.