Kuberakshi, Nickernuts, Caesalpinia major

Magic balls in spiky pod, can be gray, yellow or even white

Island Wari, Arabic name "Mancala" = Kuberakshi seeds, fav by Ernie the H
https://www2.palomar.edu/users/warmstrong/ww0603.htm On several of these islands we discovered a popular board game called "Island Wari" played with "nickernuts," the marblelike seeds of a spiny native shrub. The game became a popular past-time with students and instructors (during free hours when we were not diligently studying the indigenous flora and fauna of these islands). Island Wari (also spelled warie and wauri) is one version of similar board games called "Wari" that are played in various parts of the world. They are generally known by the Arabic name "Mancala" and have been played for thousands of years in Egypt, where "boards" have been carved into the stone of the pyramid of Cheops and the temples at Luxor and Karnak.
The Fabulous Nickernuts
https://www2.palomar.edu/users/warmstrong/nicker.htm#nicker1.gif in honor of Andreas Caesalpini, Italian botanist and chief physician to Pope Clement VIII. In 1583 Caesalpini published De Plantis Libri, one of the first botany books of the Renaissance. After floating for months at sea, the durable seeds are fully capable of sprouting in the soft sand of the upper beach zone. Quite often the seeds are still viable and may be grown in potting soil, after first scoring the woody seed coats with a hacksaw blade and soaking them in water for several days.
कुबेराक्षी = Kuberakshi, or Yellow Nicker
nicker seed, bonduc nut, Fever nut कांटकरंज Kantkarej, कांटीकरंज Kantikaranja • Marathi: सागरलता Sagarlata • Tamil: Kalichchikkai • Malayalam: Kalanchi • Telugu: Gachchakaya • Kannada: Gajikekayi • Sanskrit: लताकरंजः Latakaranjah, कुबेराक्षी Kuberakshi, कंटकीकरंजः Kantakikaranjah

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