A molecular phylogeny of Caesalpinia sensu lato: Increased sampling reveals new insights and more genera than expected

A revision of Mezoneuron (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) in New Caledonia, with perspectives on vegetation, geology, and conservation

“…This hypothesis is supported by the findings of Gagnon et al (2013), which show, although with weak support, one of the species of Mezoneuron from New Caledonia (M. montrouzieri) forming a clade with three of the (sub)endemic Australian species, including C. nitens (Figure 11). …”

“…The study of Gagnon et al (2013) shows Pterolobium stellatum (Forsskål ) Brenan (1954: 425), in a clade sister to the clade containing Mezoneuron (Figure 11). This seems to indicate that the winged fruit may have originated in a common ancestor to Pterolobium and Mezoneuron, and have subsequently diverged into the two forms, samaroid and non-samaroid.…”

“…as thus circumscribed is polyphyletic (e.g. Lewis & Schrire 1995;Simpson et al 2003;Gagnon et al 2013), and Lewis et al in 2005 reinstated eight genera from within Caesalpinia s.l., one of which was Mezoneuron. The monophyly of Mezoneuron and five other of these genera has been supported in more recent studies, such as that of Gagnon et al (2013).…”

A new species of Erythrostemon (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) from the western Río Balsas Depression, Mexico

“…The neotropical genus currently includes a total of 31 species of woody shrubs or small to medium-sized trees. Species distributions follow a bicentric amphitropical distribution pattern in México, Central America and the Caribbean, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay (Lewis 1998; Gagnon et al 2013; Gagnon et al 2016). They grow in a wide range of habitats including seasonally dry tropical forests, caatinga vegetation, deserts, yungas-puna transition zones, and chaco-transition forests.…”

Avances en La Morfología Floral De Caesalpinia Spinosa (Feuillée Ex Molina) Kuntze “Tara”, Un Árbol Nativo De La Flora Peruana

“…Particularly, the genus Caesalpinia L. sensu lato, which includes about 60 (Bustamante & Bustamante, 2009) to 150 species (Gagnon et al 2013), is an important genus with several plants used either in industry (v.g., C. echinata "Brazilwood", C. spinosa "tara") due to the production of tannins in their pods (Macbride 1943, cf. De la Cruz 2004, Villanueva 2007, Bustamante & Bustamante 2009Stronati et al 2009), or as ornamental plants (v.g., C. gilliesii "bird of paradise", C. pulcherrima "flamboyant-de-jardin") (Stronati et al 2009).…”