Neolamarckia
| Neolamarckia | |
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| File:Neolamarckia cadamba 6226.jpg | |
| Neolamarckia cadamba | |
| File:Neolamarckia Cadamba Flower.jpg | |
| Neolamarckia cadamba | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Naucleeae |
| Genus: | Neolamarckia |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Anthocephalus auct. non A. Rich. | |
Neolamarckia is a genus with one or two species of trees native to the Old World tropics.[1][2] It has often been confused with other genera, particularly Nauclea and Neonauclea to such an extent that descriptions of Neolamarckia may state incorrectly that its fruit is a capsule.[1]
Description
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The inflorescences are spherical, containing many small flowers. The fruit is a drupe that sometimes separates into four sections.[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]- Neolamarckia cadamba, native to east Asia, south Asia, and southeast Asia
- Neolamarckia macrophylla, native to south Asia, and southeast Asia
Botanical nomenclature
[edit | edit source]The genus name was created to replace Anthocephalus, which had been based on two unrelated herbarium specimens, one of which was mislabelled. Consequently, the true Anthocephalus is a synonym of the genus Breonia, and a new name was needed for the trees that had been generally known by the incorrect name.[3]
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