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]
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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 (Desf.) 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]
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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 (Desf.) 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
APC
[secondary reference]
orthographic variant:
Mezonevron Desf.
orth. var.
orthographic variant:
Mezoneurum DC.
orth. var.
nomenclatural synonym:
Caesalpinia subg. Mezoneuron (Desf.) J.E.Vidal ex Herend. & Zarucchi
legitimate
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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."