Mezoneuron sumatranum

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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.

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Mezoneuron sumatranum
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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
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