Fabaceae

Mezoneuron Desf.

First published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 245 (1818)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to SW. Pacific, Hawaiian Islands.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Pakistan

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clark, R.P. & Gagnon, E. (2015). A revision of Mezoneuron (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) in New Caledonia, with perspectives on vegetation, geology, and conservation. Phytotaxa 207(1):: 68-92.
  • Clark, R.P. (2016). A taxonomic revision of Mezoneuron (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Caesalpinieae). Phytotaxa 274: 1-72.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 260.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 245, fig.10, 11 (1818) as Mezonevron.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • in Mém. Mus. Paris 4: 245, t. 10, 11 (1818) (as “ Mezonevron ”)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1974 [Clallana, M.] [s.n.] BU K001091290 No
Jul 1, 1974 J.D.H.; J.P. [s.n.] BU K001091289 No
Jul 1, 1974 Morse, H., B. [216] China K000980062 No
Bruy, D.; Isnard, S.; Gâteblé, G.; Pillon, Y.; Caze, H. [182] New Caledonia K001765950 No
Vandrot, H. [1663] New Caledonia K001765760 No
Smith, L.S. [10448] Australia K000789366 Isotype Yes
Andamans, S. [s.n.] India K000264172 Type Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [RSS.6003] K:SPC-07590.000 No
J.D.H.; J.J. [s.n.] India K001091240 No
Andamans, S. [s.n.] India K000264173 Type Yes
H.F.S.J. [s.n.] India K001091233 No
Stocks [s.n.] India K001091265 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0