Gerinnu Nut (Guilandina Bonduc) Fever Nut

🌿 A Hardy Vine with Striking Seeds! 🌰
The Gerinnu Nut (Fever Nut) is a vigorous climber known for its incredibly hard, ornamental seeds and traditional uses. Salt and drought-tolerant, perfect for unique landscapes. A fascinating botanical specimen! Order now! 🌳

🌿 A Plant of Legend and Utility: The Gerinnu Nut (Fever Nut) Climber! 🌿

For the gardener interested in ethnobotany and unique medicinal plants, Ivy Paradise offers a fascinating and hardy species: the Gerinnu Nut vine, scientifically known as Guilandina bonduc. Commonly called Fever Nut or Nicker Nut, this vigorous, scrambling climber is renowned for its incredibly hard, beautiful gray seeds and its long history of use in traditional medicine systems across the tropics.

🌰 Why the Gerinnu Nut Vine is a Curious Gardener’s Choice:

• Striking and Ornamental Seeds: The most distinctive feature of this plant is its seed pods and seeds. The pods are covered in sharp spines, which split open to reveal hard, glossy, marble-like seeds that range from gray to a yellowish color. These seeds are often used in jewelry and crafts. 💎

• Historical Medicinal Significance: As the name “Fever Nut” suggests, this plant has a prominent place in traditional Ayurvedic and folk medicine. Various parts of the plant, particularly the seeds, have been used for centuries for their purported properties. (Note: Sold as a botanical specimen; not for medicinal use.)

• Extremely Hardy and Tolerant: This is a survivor! The Gerinnu Nut vine is highly salt-tolerant and drought-tolerant, making it an excellent choice for coastal gardens or areas with poor, sandy soil. It can form impenetrable thickets, useful for natural fencing.

• A Botanical Conversation Piece: With its spiny pods, beautiful seeds, and rich history, this plant is a living source of intrigue and learning. It’s perfect for educational gardens or for plant collectors who appreciate species with a story.

• Vigorous Climber: It is a fast-growing, thorny vine that can quickly cover trellises, fences, or arbors, providing a dense, green screen.

🌞 Cultivation Guide for a Hardy Vine:

• Climate: Thrives in tropical and subtropical climates. It is highly adapted to warm, coastal environments.

• Sunlight: Requires Full Sun for optimal growth.

• Watering: Highly drought-tolerant once established. Requires minimal watering after the initial establishment period.

• Soil: Prefers well-draining, sandy, or rocky soil. It is not fussy about soil fertility.

• Caution: The plant has sharp thorns on its stems and seed pods. Handle with care and plant in an area away from high-traffic paths.

✨ What You’ll Receive:

• 1 Healthy, well-rooted Gerinnu Nut (Guilandina bonduc) plant in a nursery pot.

• Detailed care instructions for this unique species.

• Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Ideal for educational, coastal, or xeriscape gardens!

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Names in Different Languages:
Gerinnu Nut, Fever Nut, Nicker Nut, Guilandina bonduc, Caesalpinia bonduc, Kalarchikai (Tamil), Karanja (Sanskrit), Nikkar, Gray Nicker.