''Neonauclea'' 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 ...

. It comprises about 71

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. ''Neonauclea'' is a genus of

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s and

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to China, India, Southeast Asia,

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, New Guinea and Australia. ''Neonauclea'' was named in 1915 by

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.''Neonauclea'' in International Plant Names Index. (see ''External links'' below).Elmer Drew Merrill. 1915. ''Neonauclea'' page 538. In: "On the application of the generic name ''Nauclea'' of Linnaeus". ''Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences''. 5:530-542. (see ''External links'' below). The generic name is

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from the related genus ''

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'' and the

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word ''neos'', meaning "new".Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. ''CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names'', volume III. CRC Press: Baton Rouge, New York, London, Washington DC. (vol. III). The

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for ''Neonauclea'' consists of those

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s that Merrill called ''Neonauclea obtusa''.''Neonauclea'' In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In:

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(see ''External links'' below). These are now included in '' Neonauclea excelsa''.Colin E. Ridsdale. 1989. "A revision of ''Neonauclea'' (Rubiaceae)". ''Blumea'' 34(1):177-275. The

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of ''Neonauclea'' is uncertain.

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indicate that some

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genera are probably embedded in it.Ulrika Manns and Birgitta Bremer. 2010. "Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae)". ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 56(1):21-39.

Species

*'' Neonauclea acuminata'' *'' Neonauclea angustifolia'' *'' Neonauclea anthraciticus'' *'' Neonauclea artocarpoides'' *''

Neonauclea bartlingii ''Neonauclea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 71 species. ''Neonauclea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees They are indigenous to China, India, Southeast Asia, Wallacea, New Guinea and Australia. ''Neonau ...

'' *''

Neonauclea bomberaiensis ''Neonauclea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 71 species. ''Neonauclea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees They are indigenous to China, India, Southeast Asia, Wallacea, New Guinea and Australia. ''Neonau ...

'' *'' Neonauclea borneensis'' *''

Neonauclea brassii ''Neonauclea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 71 species. ''Neonauclea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees They are indigenous to China, India, Southeast Asia, Wallacea, New Guinea and Australia. ''Neonau ...

'' *'' Neonauclea butonensis'' *'' Neonauclea calcarea'' *'' Neonauclea calycina'' *'' Neonauclea celebica'' *'' Neonauclea ceramensis'' *'' Neonauclea chalmersii'' *'' Neonauclea circumscissa'' *'' Neonauclea clemensiae'' *'' Neonauclea colla'' *'' Neonauclea connicalycina'' *'' Neonauclea coronata'' *'' Neonauclea cyclophylla'' *'' Neonauclea cyrtopoda'' *'' Neonauclea endertii'' *'' Neonauclea excelsa'' *'' Neonauclea excelsioides'' *'' Neonauclea formicaria'' *''

Neonauclea forsteri ''Neonauclea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 71 species. ''Neonauclea'' is a genus of shrubs and trees They are indigenous to China, India, Southeast Asia, Wallacea, New Guinea and Australia. ''Neona ...

'' *'' Neonauclea gageana'' *'' Neonauclea gigantea'' *'' Neonauclea glabra'' *'' Neonauclea glandulifera'' *'' Neonauclea griffithii'' *'' Neonauclea hagenii'' *'' Neonauclea havilandii'' *'' Neonauclea intercontinentalis'' *'' Neonauclea jagorii'' *'' Neonauclea kentii'' *'' Neonauclea kraboensis'' *'' Neonauclea kranjiensis'' *'' Neonauclea lanceolata'' *'' Neonauclea longipedunculata'' *'' Neonauclea maluensis'' *'' Neonauclea media'' *'' Neonauclea montana'' *'' Neonauclea morotaiensis'' *'' Neonauclea obversifolia'' *'' Neonauclea pallida'' *'' Neonauclea paracyrtopoda'' *'' Neonauclea parviflora'' *'' Neonauclea perspicuinervia'' *'' Neonauclea pseudoborneensis'' *'' Neonauclea pseudocalycina'' *'' Neonauclea pseudopeduncularis'' *'' Neonauclea puberula'' *'' Neonauclea purpurea'' *'' Neonauclea reticulata'' *'' Neonauclea rupestris'' *'' Neonauclea sericea'' *'' Neonauclea sessilifolia'' *'' Neonauclea solomonensis'' *'' Neonauclea subsessilis'' *'' Neonauclea subulifera'' *'' Neonauclea superba'' *'' Neonauclea tricephala'' *'' Neonauclea truncata'' *'' Neonauclea tsaiana'' *'' Neonauclea unicapitulifera'' *'' Neonauclea ventricosa'' *'' Neonauclea versteeghii'' *'' Neonauclea vinkiorum'' *'' Neonauclea viridiflora'' *'' Neonauclea wenzelii''

Species

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