''Mezoneuron'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

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 fo ...

family, Fabaceae. 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 ...

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 ...

, 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 This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to botany and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary o ...

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 ''Mezoneuron andamanicum'' is a species of 'cat's claw' lianas, previously placed in the genus ''Caesalpinia'', in the tribe Caesalpinieae. This species is recorded from the Andaman Islands, Indo-China and Malesia Malesia is a biogeographic ...

'' Prain * ''

Mezoneuron angolense ''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 characterist ...

'' Welw. ex Oliv. * ''

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 * '' Mezoneuron benthamianum'' Baill. * ''

Mezoneuron brachycarpum ''Mezoneuron brachycarpum'', the corky prickle vine is a species of climbing plant found in eastern Australia. A large woody vine with bipinnate foliage. References

Caesalpinieae Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland {{Caesa ...

'' Benth. * ''

Mezoneuron cucullatum ''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 characterist ...

'' (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. * ''

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 ...

'' (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Voigt * ''

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 * ''

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 * ''

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 * ''

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 ...

'' Wight & Arn. ex Prain * ''

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 ...

'' (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 ...

) * ''

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. * ''

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. * ''

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 * ''

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 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 it ...

) * ''

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 * ''

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 * ''

Mezoneuron pubescens ''Mezoneuron pubescens'' is a species of 'cat's claw' lianas, previously placed in the genus ''Caesalpinia'', in the tribe Caesalpinieae The tribe Caesalpinieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae: subfamily Caesalpinioide ...

'' Desf. * ''

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 * ''

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 ''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 ...

'' (Harms) R. Clark * ''

Mezoneuron scortechinii ''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 characterist ...

'' F. Muell. * ''

Mezoneuron sumatranum ''Mezoneuron sumatranum'' is a leguminous species first described by William Roxburgh. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. This and a number of similar species are called "cat's claw" lianas: recognisable by raised spines on ste ...

'' (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. ...

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 ...

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Fossils

The following fossils have been described: *

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''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

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q7210840 Caesalpinieae Fabaceae genera