Neonauclea excelsa

Illustration of Neonauclea excelsa as Nauclea excelsa by Koorders & Valeton (1915: t. 518)

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: Neonauclea
Species: Neonauclea excelsa

Name

Neonauclea excelsa (Blume) Merr., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5(no. 15): 539 (1915)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Nauclea excelsa Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 1009 (October 1826 – November 1827)
    • Type: C.L. Blume s.n. (Holotype: L {0000900, 0000901, 0000902} [sh. 908.219-827–9], lost by boatwreck in the Azores in 1998 during loan, see Ridsdale 2008: 288; Lectotype: U 0226663, designated by Seah & Wong 2018: 291; Isolectotypes: U {0226661, 0226662}; photocopy of the lost holotype: L.3955629 [of sh. 908.219-829]).
    • Type locality: In sylvis montosis Seribu, Parang.
• Heterotypic
  • Nauclea cordata Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 1011 (October 1826 – November 1827), nom. illeg., non Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1, 2: 118 (1824) [= Nauclea orientalis (L.) L.]; not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 196) [cited as Neonauclea excelsa]
    • Type: C.L. Blume s.n. (L 0012073 [sh. 908.219-818]).
    • Type locality: [Indonesia. Java:] in montanis Salak.
  • Nauclea mollis Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 1010 (October 1826 – November 1827)
    • Type: C.L. Blume s.n. (L {0000903, 0000904} [sh. 908.219-105/110]).
    • Type locality: [Indonesia. Java:] in montosis Salak.
  • Nauclea morindifolia Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 1011 (October 1826 – November 1827); as Nauclea morindaefolia
    • Type: C.L. Blume s.n. (holotype: L {0000898, 0000899}, lost by boatwreck in the Azores in 1998 during loan, see Ridsdale 2008: 288; photocopy: L.3955627).
    • Type locality: [Indonesia. Java:] in montosis Salak.
  • Nauclea obtusa Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 1009 (October 1826 – November 1827)
    • Type: C.L. Blume s.n. (K000729831^(mirror), L 0000905 [sh. 908.219-117], U {0041153, 0041156}; possible type: NY00162888^(mirror), determined as Neonauclea sp. by Sylvain George Razafimandimbison in 2001).
    • Type locality: [Indonesia. Java:] in sylvis montis Tjerimai.
  • Nauclea peduncularis Wall. [Cat. 6091 (1831/32)] ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 469 (1834)
    • Type: Wallich Cat. 6091 [collected by G. Porter] (K001122992^(mirror), without any type indication).
      • Note: BO herbarium holds an 'isotype' of this name, gathered by an unknown collector (BO-1317394).
    • Type locality: [Malaysia.] Penang.
  • Nauclea synkorynes Korth., Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot.: 158 (1842)
    • Type: P.W. Korthals s.n. (holotype: L {0000906 [sh. 908.218-1032], 0000907 [sh. 908.218-1050]}, lost by boatwreck in the Azores during loan, see Ridsdale 2008: 288; photocopy: L.3955631 [of sh. 908.218-1032]).
    • Type locality: Borneo, Doesson.
  • Bancalus cordatus (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 276 (1891)
  • Bancalus mollis (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 277 (1891)
  • Bancalus obtusus (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 277 (1891)
  • Bancalus peduncularis (Wall. ex G.Don) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 277 (1891)
  • Bancalus synkorynes (Korth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 277 (1891)
  • Nauclea nicobarica Havil., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 59 (1897)
    • Type: Soc. Unitat. Frat. ([1785]; isotype: BM000797235); W.S. Kurz 26140 ([February 1875]; paratype: K000030888^(mirror)).
    • Type locality:
      • Kurz: [India.] Ins. Nicobar.
  • Nauclea obtusa var. major Havil., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 61 (1897); not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 197), Govaerts (2003) [cited as Neonauclea excelsa]
    • Type: not indicated. 'Korthals's description of N. obtusa clearly applies to var. (b) major, (...)'
  • Nauclea obtusa var. minor Havil., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 61 (1897); not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 197), Govaerts (2003) [cited as Neonauclea excelsa]
    • Type: not indicated. 'some specimens of var. (a) minor collected by Blume himself are labelled N. obtusa.'
      • Note: information about distribution and collectors of Nauclea obtusa presented by Haviland is as follows: 'Java (Blume, Junghuhn, de Vriese, hb. Miquel). Sumatra (Beccari, n. 265).'
  • Nauclea obtusa var. pubescens Koord. & Valeton, Bijdr. Boomsoort. Java 8 (Meded. Lands Plantentuin 59): 32 (1902); not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 197), Govaerts (2003) [cited as Neonauclea excelsa]
    • Type: not indicated.
    • Type locality: [Indonesia.] Java: G. Tĕlĕmåjå [= Mount Telomoyo] bij Sĕpakoeng [= Sepakung] op 1000 M. in rest heterogeen altijd groen oerwoud.
  • Neonauclea mollis (Blume) Merr., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5(no. 15): 541 (1915); not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 196), Govaerts (2003) [cited as Neonauclea excelsa]
  • Neonauclea morindifolia (Blume) Merr., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5(no. 15): 541 (1915); as Neonauclea morindaefolia; not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 196), Govaerts (2003) [cited as Neonauclea excelsa]
  • Neonauclea nicobarica (Havil.) Merr., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5(no. 15): 541 (1915); not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 197), Govaerts (2003) [cited as Neonauclea excelsa]
  • Neonauclea obtusa (Blume) Merr., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5(no. 15): 541 (1915); not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 196), Govaerts (2003) [cited as Neonauclea excelsa]
  • Neonauclea peduncularis (Wall. ex G.Don) Merr., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5(no. 15): 541 (1915); not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 200), Govaerts (2003) [cited as Neonauclea calycina] and Wong & al. (2019: 210) [cited as Neonauclea excelsa]
  • Neonauclea synkorynes (Korth.) Merr., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5(no. 15): 542 (1915); not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 197), Govaerts (2003) [cited as Neonauclea excelsa]

Misapplied names

• Nauclea purpurea auct. non Roxb. [≡ Neonauclea purpurea (Roxb.) Merr.]: Blume [Cat. Gewas. Buitenz.: 52 (1823), nom. nud.], Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: (October 1826 – November 1827), pro parte
  • Note: vide Ridsdale (1989: 196).
• Nauclea purpurascens auct. non Korth. [= Neonauclea calycina (Bartl. ex DC.) Merr.]: Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 2: 9 (1923)
  • Note: vide Ridsdale (1989: 197), Wong & Seah in Wong et al. (2019: 210).
• Neonauclea purpurascens auct. non (Korth.) Ridl. [= Neonauclea calycina (Bartl. ex DC.) Merr.]: Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 5: 314 (1925), pro parte, Malay Peninsula.
  • Note: vide Ridsdale (1989: 197).
• Neonauclea calycina auct. non (Bartl. ex DC.) Merr.: Ridsdale, Blumea 34(1): 200 (1989), pro parte
  • Note: vide Seah & Wong (2018: 291), Wong & Seah in Wong et al. (2019: 210).
• Neonauclea pallida subsp. malaccensis auct. non (Gand.) Ridsdale: I.M.Turner, Gard. Bull. Singapore 45(1): 201 (1993); H.T.W. Tan et al., Singapore Red Data Book, ed. 2: 240 (2008); K.Y. Chong, H.T.W. Tan & R.T.Corlett, Checkl. Vasc. Pl. Fl. Singapore: 63, 175, 195 (2009)
  • Note: vide Wong & Seah in Wong et al. (2019: 210).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Andaman Is., Cambodia, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore), Sulawesi, Sumatera References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. 1826 ["1825"]. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. 16 de Stuk. Pp. 942–1066. Ter Lands Drukkerij, Batavia. BHL Reference page. 
• Merrill, E.D. (Communicated by William R. Maxon) 1915. On the application of the generic name Nauclea of Linnaeus. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 5(15): 530–542. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wallich, N. 1828–1849. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company, which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta. London. BHL Reference page. 
• Don, G. 1834. A general history of the dichlamydeous plants, comprising complete descriptions of the different orders; ...; the whole arranged according to the natural system. Vol. III. — Calyciiflorae. VIII+867 pp. J.G. and F. Rivington, et al., London. BHL Reference page. 
• Korthals, P.W. 1842. Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen door de Leden der Natuurkundinge commissie in Indië en andere Schrijvers. Vol. 2 [Botanie, 1839–1842]: [i]–[iv], 1–259, pls. 1–70. Leiden. BHL Reference page. 
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 
• Haviland, G.D. 1897. A Revision of the Tribe Naucleeae. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 33(228): 1–94. BHL Reference page. 
• Koorders, S.H. & Valeton, T. 1902. Bijdrage N°. 8 tot de Kennis der Boomsoorten op Java. Mededeelingen uit 's Lands Plantentuin 59. Batavia: G. Kolff & Co. BHL Reference page. 
• Koorders, S.H. (ed.) & Valeton, T. 1915. Atlas der Baumarten von Java: im Anschluss an die "Bijdragen tot de kennis der boomsoorten van Java", zusammengestellt von Dr. S. H. Koorders und Dr. Th. Valeton, Dritter Band[Vol. 3]. Leiden: Verlag der Buch- und Steindruckerei von Fa. P. W. M. TRAP. 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. 
• Ridley, H.N. 1925. Plants from Bencoolen, Sumatra. Collected by Mr. C. J. Brooks. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1925: 76–94. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Ridsdale, C.E. 1989. A revision of Neonauclea (Rubiaceae). Blumea 34(1): 177–275. PDF. Reference page. 
• Turner, I.M. 1993. The Names Used for Singapore Plants Since 1900. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 45(1): 1–287. BHL. PDF. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Ridsdale, C.E. 2008. Notes on Malesian Naucleeae. Reinwardtia 12(4): 285–288. DOI: 10.55981/reinwardtia.2008.54 [nonfunctional] (PDF). Reference page. 
• Tan, H.T.W., Tan, B.C., Tan, K.-x., Ali bin Ibrahim, Chew, P.T., Chua, K.S., Duistermaat, H., Ganesan, S.K., Goh, M.W.K., Gwee, A.T., Kiew, R., Lee, S.M.L., Leong, P., Lim, J., Lok, A.F.S.L., Loo, A.H.B., Lum, S.K.Y., Morgany, T., Saifuddin bin Suran, Sim, S., Haji Samsuri bin Haji Ahmad, Wee, Y.C., Yap, K.F., Yeo, C.K. & Yong, J.W.H. 2008. Checklists of threatened species — Seed plants. In: Davison, G.W.H., Ng, P.K.L. & Ho, H.C. (eds.), The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened Plants & Animals of Singapore, Edition. Pp. 213–244. Singapore: The Nature Society (Singapore). Reference page. 
• Chong, K.Y., Tan, H.T.W. & Corlett, R.T. 2009. A Checklist of the Total Vascular Plant Flora of Singapore: Native, Naturalised and Cultivated Species. Singapore: Raffles Museum of Diversity Research, National University of Singapore. ResearchGate PDF. Reference page. 
• Seah, W.W. & Wong, K.M. 2018. Flora of Singapore precursors, 7: A newly diagnosed species of Neonauclea (Rubiaceae: Naucleeae) now extinct in Singapore and notes on Neonauclea excelsa and N. calycina. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 70(2): 289–294. DOI: 10.26492/gbs70(2).2018-05 ResearchGate Reference 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. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Neonauclea excelsa. Published online. Accessed: 14 January 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Neonauclea excelsa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 January 2022.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Neonauclea excelsa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 27. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Jawa: Klepu Ketek
Sunda: Ki Saat (Priyadi et al. 2010: 102)
ไทย: กระทุ่มขน (Thai Plant Names, accessed 14 January 2022)

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