Mecopus

Mecopus nidulans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae
Genus: Mecopus
Species: M. nidulans

Name

Mecopus Benn. Pl. Jav. Rar. 154. (1840)

• monotypic taxon

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is, India. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Cambodia, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bennett, J.J. 1840. Plantae Javanicae Rariores 154.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mecopus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2916. Mecopus. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 14 2916.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Mecopus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar. 2016.

Vernacular names

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