Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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Fabaceae Lindl.
Mezoneuron Desf. , legitimate , scientific
Desfontaines, R.L. (1818) , Description de quatre nouveaux genres de plantes. Memoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 4
245
[tax. nov.]
Type:
Mezoneuron glabrum Desf. as Mezonevron
Bentham, G. (5 October 1864) , Flora Australiensis 2
278
[secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906) , The Plants of New South Wales
117
[secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913) , Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants
151
[secondary reference]
Sulman, F. (1914) , A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II
33
[secondary reference]
Etymology:
From the Greek mezo (greater) and neuron ( a nerve).
Hattink, T.A. (1974) , A revision of Malesian Caesalpinia, including Mezoneuron (Leguminosae - Caesalpiniaceae). Reinwardtia 9(1)
10
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Mezonevron Desf. orth. var.
orthographic variant:
Mezoneurum DC. orth. var.
Herendeen, P.S. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1990) , Validation of Caesalpinia subgenus Mezoneuron (Desf.) Vidal and new combinations in Caesalpinia for two species of Mezoneuron from Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 77(4)
754
[basionym]
basionym of:
Caesalpinia subg. Mezoneuron (J.E.Vidal ex Herend. & Zarucchi legitimate
Brummitt, R.K. (1992) , Vascular Plant Families and Genera
270
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Caesalpinia L. legitimate
George, A.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998) , Caesalpinia. Flora of Australia 12
59
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Caesalpinia L. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Mezonevron Desf. orth. var.
orthographic variant:
Mesoneurum DC. orth. var.
orthographic variant:
Mezoneurum DC. orth. var.
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009) , Australian Plant Census
-
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Caesalpinia L. legitimate
Reveal, J.L. & Gandhi, K.N. (2012) , (2090) Proposal to conserve Mezoneuron with that spelling (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae). Taxon 61(5)
1123-1124
[secondary reference]
Applequist, W.L. (20 December 2013) , Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 65. Taxon 62(6)
1321
[secondary reference]
Text:
"(2090). To conserve Mezoneuron Desf. (Fabaceae) with that spelling... Votes 1-15-2 (not recommended because the proposal is considered to be unnecessary...)."
Clark, R.P. (2016) , A Taxonomic revision of Mezoneuron (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Caesalpinieae). Phytotaxa 274(1)
4-5
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Mezonevron Desf. orth. var.
orthographic variant:
Mezoneurum brachycarpum Benth. orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Caesalpinia subg. Mezoneuron (J.E.Vidal ex Herend. & Zarucchi legitimate
Gagnon, E., Bruneau, A., Hughes, C.E., de Queiroz, L.P. & Lewis, G.P. (2016) , A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae). Phytokeys 71
77, 79
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Mezonevron Desf. orth. var.
orthographic variant:
Mezoneurum DC. orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Caesalpinia subg. Mezoneuron (J.E.Vidal ex Herend. & Zarucchi legitimate
Etymology:
"From meso - (Greek: middle) or meizon (Greek: greater) and neuron (Greek: nerve), the upper suture of the fruit is bordered by a usually broad longitudinal wing so that the suture appears as a prominent sub-central nerve or vein."
