Nauclea
| Nauclea | |
|---|---|
| Nauclea orientalis | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Naucleeae |
| Genus: | Nauclea L. |
| Type species | |
| Nauclea orientalis | |
| Synonyms | |
Nauclea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The species are evergreen trees or shrubs that are native to the paleotropics.[1] The terminal vegetative buds are usually strongly flattened.[2] The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek words naus, meaning "ship" and kleio, meaning "to close".[3] It refers to the resemblance of the cells of the capsule to a ship's hull.[4]
Cultivation and use
[edit ]Nauclea diderrichii is a large tree from West Africa that is widely cultivated elsewhere.[5] Its wood is resistant to borers and is used around harbors and in other places where wood is in constant contact with water.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit ]Nauclea is a member of the tribe Naucleeae. It is closely related to Burttdavya and Sarcocephalus ,[6] and these latter two genera are now considered synonyms of Nauclea.[7] The current type species for the genus is Nauclea orientalis . Linnaeus originally named it Cephalanthus orientalis in the first edition of Species Plantarum but transferred it to Nauclea when he erected that genus in the second edition in 1762.[8]
Species
[edit ]- Nauclea diderrichii (De Wild.) Merr.
- Nauclea gilletii (De Wild.) Merr.
- Nauclea latifolia Smith - Common names: African peach, Guinea peach, Sierra Leone peach, country fig
- Nauclea nyasica (Hoyle) Å.Krüger & Löfstrand
- Nauclea officinalis (Pierre ex Pit.) Merr. & Chun
- Nauclea orientalis (L.) L. - Common names: Kanluang, Bangkal, Leichhardt Tree, Cheesewood, Yellow Cheesewood, Canary Cheesewood
- Nauclea parva (Havil.) Merr.
- Nauclea pobeguinii (Hua ex Pobég.) Merr.
- Nauclea robinsonii Merr.
- Nauclea subdita (Korth.) Steud. - Common names: Bongkol, Bulubangkal
- Nauclea tenuiflora (Havil.) Merr.
- Nauclea vanderguchtii (De Wild.) E.M.A.Petit
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Mabberley DJ (2008). Mabberley's Plant Book (3 ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4.
- ^ Ridsdale CE (1978). "A revision of the tribe Naucleeae s.s. (Rubiaceae)". Blumea. 24 (2): 325–331.
- ^ Quattrocchi U (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. 3. Baton Rouge, New York, London, Washington DC: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2673-8.
- ^ Huxley AJ (1992). Huxley AJ; Griffiths M; Levy M (eds.). The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. London: The Macmillan Press Limited. ISBN 978-0-333-47494-5.
- ^ Staples GW, Herbst DR (2005). A Tropical Garden Flora. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press.
- ^ Manns U, Bremer B (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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.201004002. PMID 20382247.
- ^ Löfstrand SD, Krüger Å, Razafimandimbison SG, Bremer B (2014). "Phylogeny and generic delimitations in the sister tribes Hymenodictyeae and Naucleeae (Rubiaceae)". Systematic Botany. 39: 304–315. doi:10.1600/036364414X678116.
- ^ Carolus Linnaeus. 1762. Species Plantarum 2nd edition. (Species plantarum : exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas / Caroli Linnæe.): 1:243. Holmiae: Impensis Laurentii Salvii: Stockholm, Sweden.