Mecopus (plant)
Mecopus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes a single species, Mecopus nidulans, a scrambling perennial or subshrub native to India, Indochina, the Andaman Islands, Hainan, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands.[2] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.[3]
| Mecopus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Mecopus Benn. (1840) |
| Species: | M. nidulans |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecopus nidulans Benn. (1840) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Uraria retrofracta Wall. (1831), not validly publ. | |
References
- Chadburn, H. 2012. Mecopus nidulans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19891936A20105474. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19891936A20105474.en. Accessed 6 September 2023.
- Mecopus nidulans Benn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- "Mecopus". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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