''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of
flowering plants 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, 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 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:
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Mezoneuron andamanicum''
Prain
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Mezoneuron angolense''
Welw. ex Oliv.
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Mezoneuron baudouinii
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristi ...
''
Guillaumin
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Mezoneuron benthamianum
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristic ...
''
Baill.
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Mezoneuron brachycarpum''
Benth.
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Mezoneuron cucullatum''
(Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
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Mezoneuron enneaphyllum
''Mezoneuron enneaphyllum '' is a tropical tree species originating in India, Indo-China and Malesia.
Distribution
It is found in Bangladesh ; China ; Guangxi ; Yunnan ; India ; Arunachal Pradesh ; Tripura ; Indonesia ; Java ; Lesser Sund ...
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(Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Voigt
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Mezoneuron erythrocarpum
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristi ...
''
(Pedley) R. Clark & E. Gagnon
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Mezoneuron furfuraceum
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristi ...
''
Prain
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Mezoneuron hildebrandtii
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristi ...
''
Vatke
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Mezoneuron hymenocarpum
''Mezoneuron hymenocarpum'' is a species of 'cat's claw' lianas, previously placed in the genus ''Caesalpinia'', in the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Records are from: India, Indo-China, Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the E ...
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Wight & Arn. ex Prain
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Mezoneuron kauaiense
''Mezoneuron kavaiense'' is a rare shrub or small tree in the genus ''Mezoneuron'' (pea family, Fabaceae), that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include ''Uhiuhi'' ( the Big Island and Kauai), ''Kāwau'' (Maui), and ''Kea'' (Maui). It is thre ...
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(H. Mann) Hillebr.—''Uhiuhi'' (synonym ''M. kavaiense'' -
Hawaii)
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Mezoneuron latisiliquum
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristi ...
''
(Cav.) Merr.
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Mezoneuron mindorense
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristi ...
''
Merr.
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Mezoneuron montrouzieri
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristi ...
''
Guillaumin
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Mezoneuron nhatrangense
''Mezoneuron nhatrangense'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at ...
''
Gagnep. (
Vietnam)
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Mezoneuron nitens
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristi ...
''
(F. Muell. ex Benth.) R. Clark & E. Gagnon
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Mezoneuron ouenensis
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristi ...
''
(Guillaumin) R. Clark
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Mezoneuron pubescens''
Desf.
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Mezoneuron rubiginosum
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristi ...
''
(Guillaumin) R. Clark
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Mezoneuron sinense
''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae and the tribe Caesalpinieae.
Characteristics and distribution
This genus consists of lianas, often with the characteristi ...
''
Hemsl.
* ''
Mezoneuron schlechteri''
(Harms) R. Clark
* ''
Mezoneuron scortechinii''
F. Muell.
* ''
Mezoneuron sumatranum''
(Roxb.) Wight & Arn. (
Malesia,
Indochina)
Fossils
The following fossils have been described:
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†
A dagger, obelisk, or obelus is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species). It is one of the modern descendan ...
''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