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Caesalpinia sumatrana

Caesalpinia sumatrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Caesalpinia
Species: C. sumatrana
Binomial name
Caesalpinia sumatrana
Roxb.
Synonyms

Mezoneuron sumatranum (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
Mezoneuron sulfureum Miq.
Mezoneuron peekelii Harms
Mezoneuron koordersii Backer


Mezoneuron sumatranum (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
Mezoneuron sulfureum Miq.
Mezoneuron peekelii Harms
Mezoneuron koordersii Backer

Caesalpinia sumatrana is a leguminous species 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 stems and found in tropical forests of the Indian subcontinent (including Sri Lanka), Indochina, Malesia and Papua New Guinea.



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