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Fever Nut/Gray Nicker
Caesalpinia crista
9.12, 99.88
Field Notes
Description:
I have no idea what these are apart from I believe they are seed cases. There is something rattling around inside. I collected these from on the beach here in Nai Phlao. I was recently in a herbal shop in Nakhon Si Thammarat where I spotted some for sale, so I presume they have some medicinal properties
Habitat:
Caesalpinia crista, commonly known as Gray Nicker, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae,[1] that has a pantropical distribution.[2] It is a vine-like shrub that reaches a length of 6 m (20 ft) and scrambles over other vegetation. Stems are covered in curved spines. Its 2 cm (0.79 in) gray seeds,[3] known as nickernuts,[4] are buoyant and durable enough to be dispersed by ocean currents. - Wiki
Notes:
Knowing it is a mangrove plant would explain how I have found these seeds washed up on the tideline on the beach here
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