Mezoneuron

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Mezoneuron
Mezoneuron kauaiense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
Genus: Mezoneuron
Desf. 1818
Type species
Mezoneuron pubescens
Desf.
Species

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Synonyms
  • Caesalpinia subgen. Mezoneuron (Desf. 1818) Vidal ex Herend. & Zarucchi (1990)
  • Mezoneurum DC. 1825, orth. var.
  • Mezonevron Desf. 1818, orth. var.

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

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]

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

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