Neolamarckia

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Neolamarckia
Neolamarckia cadamba 6226.jpg
Neolamarckia cadamba
Neolamarckia Cadamba Flower.jpg
Neolamarckia cadamba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Subfamily:
Cinchonoideae
Tribe:
Naucleeae
Genus:
Neolamarckia
Synonyms[1]

Anthocephalus auct. non A. Rich.

Neolamarckia is a genus with one or two species of trees native to the Old World tropics.[2][1] 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[]

The inflorescenes are spherical, containing many small flowers. The fruit is a drupe that sometimes separates into four sections.[1]

Species[]

  • Neolamarckia cadamba, native to east Asia, south Asia, and southeast Asia
  • , native to south Asia, and southeast Asia

Botanical nomenclature[]

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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "!Neolamarckia Bosser", Flora Mesoamericana, retrieved 7 April 2016 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Tao Chen and Charlotte M. Taylor, "Neolamarckia Bosser, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia. 6: 247. 1985", Flora of China online, 19
  3. ^ J. Bosser (1984), "Sur le type du Cephalanthus chinensis Lam. Neolamarckia, nouveau nom pour Anthocephalus auct. non A. Rich. (Rubiaceae)", Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Section B, 6: 243–248


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