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