Nauclea officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Nauclea
Species: Nauclea officinalis

Name

Nauclea officinalis (Pierre ex Pit.) Merr. & Chun, Sunyatsenia 5(1–3): 188 (1940)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sarcocephalus officinalis Pierre ex Pit., Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H. Lecomte et al.] 3: 26 (1922)
    • Types:
      • Lectotype: J.B.L. Pierre s.n. [Herb. Pierre 605] ([May 1870 or 1872]; P [​P01900239^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, designated by W.W. Seah & K.M. Wong in Wong et al. 2019: 204]; Isolectotypes: A 00094429^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K {K000729849^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K000729852^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, L {L 0000838^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, L.2929626^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, L.2929627^{(GBIF. JSTOR)}}, P {P01900240^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P01900241^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P01900242^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, SING [​SING0058056^(JSTOR)], US {US00130646 (2602837)^(GBIF), US00997889 (2913965)^(GBIF)}; Possible isolectotype: NY [​NY0016883^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex P]).
      • Syntype: Pierre s.n. (P).
    • Type locality:
      • 605: Cambodge [= CAMBODIA]. Province de Thepong: monts de Knang-krepéu.
      • s.n.: [Southern VIETNAM.] Province de Baria: mont Dinh.
• Heterotypic
  • Nauclea brunnea Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931(4): 208 (1931); not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 328), Seah & Wong in Wong et al. (2019) [cited as N. officinalis]
    • Type: A.F.G. Kerr 15572 ([2 May 1928]; Lectotype: BM [​BM000798458^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, designated by Seah & Wong in Wong et al. 2019: 204]; Isolectotypes: BK [BK257409^(JSTOR)], K {K000729850^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} & K000729851^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}; cf. ABD [​ABDUH:2/427, ex K]).
    • Type locality: Siam [= THAILAND]. Nakawn Sritamarat [= Nakhon Si Thammarat province], Kao Luang[Khao Luang], 500 m., evergreen forest.

Misapplied names

• Sarcocephalus junghuhnii auct. non Miq. [≡ Nauclea subdita (Korth.) Steud.]: King & Gamble, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 72(4): 121 (1904); Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 2: 7 (1923)
  • Note: vide Ridsdale (1978: 328), Seah & Wong in Wong et al. (2019).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China Hainan, China Southeast (Guangdong, Guangxi). Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore), Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Merrill, E.D. & Chun, W.Y. 1940. Additions to our knowledge of the Hainan Flora, III. Sunyatsenia 5(1–3): 1–200. Reference page. 

Additional references

• King, G. & Gamble, J.S. 1903[1904]. Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. No. 14. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural History 72(4): 111–229. BHL Reference page. 
• Ridley, H.N. 1923. The Flora of the Malay Peninsula. Vol. 2. Gamopetalae. 672 pp. L. Reeve and Co., London. BHL Reference page. 
• 1931. Contributions to the Flora of Siam. Additamentum XXX. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew): 1931(4): 206–221. DOI: 10.2307/4102579 .
• Pitard, J. 1922–1933. Rubiacées. Pp. 20–442. In: Lecomte, H., Humbert, H. & Gagnepain, F. (eds.), Flore générale de l'Indo-Chine. Tome troisième: Caprifoliacées à Apocynacées. Paris: Masson et C^ie. BHL Reference page. 
• Ridsdale, C.E. 1978. A revision of the tribe Naucleeae s.s. (Rubiaceae). Blumea 24(2): 307–366. PDF Reference page. 
• Chen Tao & Taylor, C.M. 2011. Nauclea officinalis. Pp. 249 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. efloras PDFReference page. 
• Wong, K.M., Turner, I.M., Wang, R.J., Harwood, R., Seah, W.W., Ng, X.Y., Lim, R.C.J., Lua, H.K. & Mahyuni, R. 2019. Rubiaceae. Flora of Singapore 13: 1–358. DOI: 10.26492/fos13.2019-01 Reference page.  [see pages 204–206]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Nauclea officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 February 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Nauclea officinalis. Published online. Accessed: 4 February 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Nauclea officinalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 February 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Nauclea officinalis. Accessed: 2023 December 4.

Vernacular names

Bahasa Melayu: Cermin Air
ไทย: ขี้มิ้น
Tiếng Việt: Huỳnh bá
中文: 乌檀