''Nauclea'' is a

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s in the

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Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules ...

. The species are

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trees or shrubs that are native to the

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. The terminal vegetative buds are usually strongly flattened. The generic name is

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from the

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words ''naus'', meaning "ship" and ''kleio'', meaning "to close". It refers to the resemblance of the cells of the capsule to a ship's hull.

Cultivation and use

Nauclea diderrichii ''Nauclea diderrichii'' is a species of tree of the genus ''Nauclea'' in the family Rubiaceae. It is known by the common names bilinga, aloma, badi, and . Description ''Nauclea diderrichii'' is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republ ...

'' is a large tree from

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that is widely cultivated elsewhere. Its

wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin th ...

is resistant to borers and is used around harbors and in other places where wood is in constant contact with water.

Taxonomy

''Nauclea'' is a member of the

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Naucleeae Naucleeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 183 species in 24 genera. Species belonging to Naucleeae occur from Australasia, tropical Asia, Madagascar, tropical Africa, and to the Neotropics and North Amer ...

and is

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to a

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consisting of ''

Burttdavya ''Burttdavya'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Hoyle in 1936. The genus contains only one species, viz. ''Burttdavya nyasica'', which is a tree found in Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique ...

'' and ''

Sarcocephalus ''Sarcocephalus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It holds two species of shrubs or trees native to tropical Africa. ''Sarcocephalus latifolius'' has edible fruits known as African peach, Guinea peach, Sierra Leone peach o ...

''. The current

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for the genus is ''

Nauclea orientalis ''Nauclea orientalis'' is a species of tree in the family Rubiaceae, native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. It has many common names, including bur tree, canary wood, Leichhardt pine and yellow cheesewood. It grows to a maximum of a ...

''.

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

originally named it ''Cephalanthus orientalis'' in the first edition of ''

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'' but transferred it to ''Nauclea'' when he erected that genus in the second edition in 1762.Carolus Linnaeus. 1762. ''Species Plantarum'' 2nd edition. (Species plantarum : exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas, cum diferentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas / Caroli Linnæe.): 1:243. Holmiae: Impensis Laurentii Salvii: Stockholm, Sweden.

Species

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'' ( De Wild.)

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* '' Nauclea gageana'' (

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Nauclea gilletii ''Nauclea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The species are evergreen trees or shrubs that are native to the paleotropics. The terminal vegetative buds are usually strongly flattened. The generic name is derived from the ...

'' ( De Wild.)

*'' Nauclea latifolia'' Smith *'' Nauclea officinalis'' (Pierre ex Pit.)

& Chun *''

'' ( L.) L. - Common names: Kanluang, Bangkal, Leichhardt Tree, Cheesewood, Yellow Cheesewood, Canary Cheesewood *''

Nauclea parva ''Nauclea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. The species are evergreen trees or shrubs that are native to the Paleotropical Kingdom, paleotropics. The terminal vegetative buds are usually strongly flattene ...

'' (Havil.)

*'' Nauclea robinsonii''

*''

Nauclea subdita ''Nauclea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The species are evergreen trees or shrubs that are native to the paleotropics. The terminal vegetative buds are usually strongly flattened. The generic name is derived from the ...

'' ( Korth.) Steud. - Common names: Bongkol, Bulubangkal *'' Nauclea tenuiflora'' (Havil.)

*'' Nauclea vanderguchtii'' ( De Wild.) E.M.A.Petit *''

Nauclea xanthoxylon ''Nauclea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The species are evergreen trees or shrubs that are native to the paleotropics. The terminal vegetative buds are usually strongly flattened. The generic name is derived from the ...

'' ( A.Chev.) Aubrév.

References

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2719941 Flora of West Tropical Africa Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa Trees of Africa Rubiaceae genera