''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
family,
. It belongs to the subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name ''Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ...
and the tribe
Caesalpinieae
The tribe Caesalpinieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae: subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
Genera
Caesalpinieae once included many more genera, but modern molecular phylogenetics indicated that these should be transferred to ot ...
.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of
lianas
A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...
, often with the characteristic 'cat's claw' spines on their stems. Pods are one or more seeded, with a longitudinal (often narrow) wing along the upper suture and a wing 2 mm or more wide, which may be papery,
coriaceous
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or woody. They may be found in Africa, Madagascar and SE Asia across the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago to New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia, one species endemic to Hawaii.
Species
''Mezoneuron'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Mezoneuron andamanicum''
Prain
* ''
Mezoneuron angolense''
Welw. ex Oliv.
* ''
Mezoneuron baudouinii''
Guillaumin
* ''
Mezoneuron benthamianum''
Baill.
* ''
Mezoneuron brachycarpum''
Benth.
* ''
Mezoneuron cucullatum''
(Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
* ''
Mezoneuron enneaphyllum''
(Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Voigt
* ''
Mezoneuron erythrocarpum''
(Pedley) R. Clark & E. Gagnon
* ''
Mezoneuron furfuraceum''
Prain
* ''
Mezoneuron hildebrandtii''
Vatke
* ''
Mezoneuron hymenocarpum''
Wight & Arn. ex Prain
* ''
Mezoneuron kauaiense''
(H. Mann) Hillebr.—''Uhiuhi'' (synonym ''M. kavaiense'' -
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
)
* ''
Mezoneuron latisiliquum''
(Cav.) Merr.
* ''
Mezoneuron mindorense''
Merr.
* ''
Mezoneuron montrouzieri''
Guillaumin
* ''
Mezoneuron nhatrangense''
Gagnep. (
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
)
* ''
Mezoneuron nitens''
(F. Muell. ex Benth.) R. Clark & E. Gagnon
* ''
Mezoneuron ouenensis''
(Guillaumin) R. Clark
* ''
Mezoneuron pubescens''
Desf.
* ''
Mezoneuron rubiginosum''
(Guillaumin) R. Clark
* ''
Mezoneuron sinense''
Hemsl.
* ''
Mezoneuron schlechteri''
(Harms) R. Clark
* ''
Mezoneuron scortechinii''
F. Muell.
* ''
Mezoneuron sumatranum''
(Roxb.) Wight & Arn. (
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...
,
Indochina
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...
)
Fossils
The following fossils have been described:
*
†''Mezoneuron claibornensis''
(Herendeen & Dilcher) R. Clark & E. Gagnon
* †''Mezoneruon flumen-viridensis''
(Herendeen & Dilcher) R. Clark & E. Gagnon
* †''Mezoneuron spokanensis''
(Knowlton) R. Clark & E. Gagnon
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q7210840
Caesalpinieae
Fabaceae genera