Mezoneuron sumatranum

Mezoneuron sumatranum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Mezoneuron
Species:
M. sumatranum
Binomial name
Mezoneuron sumatranum
Synonyms
  • Caesalpinia sumatrana Roxb.
  • Mezoneuron sulfureum Miq.
  • Mezoneuron peekelii Harms
  • Mezoneuron koordersii Backer

Mezoneuron sumatranum is a leguminous species first described by William Roxburgh.[1][2] No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[3][4] This and a number of similar species are called "cat's claw" lianas: recognisable by raised spines on stems and found in tropical forests of the Indian subcontinent (including Sri Lanka), Indochina, Malesia and Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. ^ Verdcourt,B., 1979 A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae,PNG
  2. ^ Rudd,V.E., 1991 Flora of Ceylon 7: 34-107. Caesalpinioideae
  3. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. ^ ILDIS World Database of Legumes
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