Mezoneuron

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Caesalpinieae
Genus: Mezoneuron
Species: M. andamanicum – M. angolense – M. baudouinii – M. benthamianum – M. brachycarpum – M. cucullatum – M. enneaphyllum – M. erythrocarpum – M. furfuraceum – M. hildebrandtii – M. hymenocarpum – M. kauaiense – M. latisiliquum – M. mindorense – M. montrouzieri – M. nhatrangense – M. nitens – M. pubescens – M. robustum – M. scortechinii – M. sinense – M. sumatranum
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mezoneuron in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 20. Reference page.

Name

Mezoneuron Desf. (1818)

Type species: Mezoneuron glabrum Desf. ≡ Mezoneuron pubescens Desf.

Synonyms

Homotypic
Caesalpinia subg. Mezonevron (Desf.) J.E.Vidal ex Herend. & Zarucchi, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77(4): 854. 1990, as "Mezoneuron".

Homonyms

Mezoneuron Desf. (1818) and Mezoneurum DC. (1825), (orth. vars.).

Note:

The original spelling of the generic name is used here, as the change to Mezoneuron Desf. is not recommended by the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants, Applequist, Taxon 62(6): 1321 (2013), because it was considered unnecessary.
References
Primary references

Desfontaines, R.L. 1818. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 4: 245.

Additional references

Applequist, W.L. 2013. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 65. Taxon 62(6): 1315–1326. DOI: 10.12705/626.49
Clark, R. 2016. A taxonomic revision of Mezoneuron (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Caesalpinieae). Phytotaxa 274 (1): 1–72. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.274.1.1
Clark, R. & Gagnon, E. 2015. A revision of Mezoneuron (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) in New Caledonia, with perspectives on vegetation, geology, and conservation. Phytotaxa 207(1): 68–92. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.207.1.3
Lewis, G.P. in Lewis, G.P., Schrire, B., Mackinder, B., Lock, M. (eds) 2005: Tribe Caesalpinieae. Legumes of the world. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 127-161.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mezoneuron in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Mezoneuron. Published online. Accessed: Jul 20 2019. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Mezoneuron. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jul 2019. Reference page.

Hassler, M. Jul. Mezoneuron. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. Jul. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: Jul 20 {{{3}}}. Reference page.

Vernacular names
中文: 见血飞属

Mezoneuron is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae[1] and the tribe Caesalpinieae.[2]
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.[3]
Species

Mezoneuron comprises the following species:[2]

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)
Mezoneuron latisiliquum (Cav.) Merr.
Mezoneuron mindorense Merr.
Mezoneuron montrouzieri Guillaumin
Mezoneuron nhatrangense Gagnep. (Vietnam)
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, Indochina)

Fossils

The following fossils have been described:[2]

†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

The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.
Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203. PMC 5558824. PMID 28814915.
Clark R. (2016). "A taxonomic revision of Mezoneuron (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Caesalpinieae)". Phytotaxa. 274 (1): 1–72. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.274.1.1.