Caesalpinia sumatrana | |
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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. |
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Synonyms | |
Mezoneuron sumatranum (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. |
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.