''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"

liana 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 ...

s: recognisable by raised spines on stems and found in tropical forests of the Indian subcontinent (including

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

), Indochina, Malesia and Papua New Guinea.

References

Verdcourt,B., 1979 ''A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae,PNG'' Rudd,V.E., 1991 ''Flora of Ceylon 7: 34-107. Caesalpinioideae'' ILDIS World Database of Legumes
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External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q15490589 Caesalpinieae