Mezoneuron sumatranum

Mezoneuron sumatranum is a leguminous species first described by William Roxburgh.^[1][2] No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.^[3][4] 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.

Mezoneuron sumatranum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Genus:	Mezoneuron
Species:	M. sumatranum
Binomial name
Mezoneuron sumatranum (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
Synonyms
Caesalpinia sumatrana Roxb. Mezoneuron sulfureum Miq. Mezoneuron peekelii Harms Mezoneuron koordersii Backer