Neonauclea | |
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Neonauclea truncata | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Tribe: | Naucleeae |
Genus: |
Neonauclea Merr. |
Type species | |
Neonauclea excelsa (
Blume) Merr.
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Species | |
~65 species. See text |
Neonauclea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 71 species. [1] Neonauclea is a genus of shrubs and trees They are indigenous to China, India, Southeast Asia, Wallacea, New Guinea and Australia.
Neonauclea was named in 1915 by Elmer Drew Merrill. [2] [3] The generic name is derived from the related genus Nauclea and the Greek word neos, meaning "new". [4]
The biological type for Neonauclea consists of those specimens that Merrill called Neonauclea obtusa. [5] These are now included in Neonauclea excelsa. [6]
The circumscription of Neonauclea is uncertain. Molecular phylogenetic studies indicate that some related genera are probably embedded in it. [7]
Neonauclea | |
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Neonauclea truncata | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Tribe: | Naucleeae |
Genus: |
Neonauclea Merr. |
Type species | |
Neonauclea excelsa (
Blume) Merr.
| |
Species | |
~65 species. See text |
Neonauclea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 71 species. [1] Neonauclea is a genus of shrubs and trees They are indigenous to China, India, Southeast Asia, Wallacea, New Guinea and Australia.
Neonauclea was named in 1915 by Elmer Drew Merrill. [2] [3] The generic name is derived from the related genus Nauclea and the Greek word neos, meaning "new". [4]
The biological type for Neonauclea consists of those specimens that Merrill called Neonauclea obtusa. [5] These are now included in Neonauclea excelsa. [6]
The circumscription of Neonauclea is uncertain. Molecular phylogenetic studies indicate that some related genera are probably embedded in it. [7]