Nauclea nyasica

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 nyasica

Name

Nauclea nyasica (Hoyle) Å.Krüger & Löfstrand, Syst. Bot. 39(1): 312 (2014)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Burttdavya nyasica Hoyle, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 34: t. 3318 (1939 publ. Dec 1936)
    • Typus: R.G.R. Townsend 23 (with flowers and fruit; Holotypus: K {K000049945^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K000049946^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}; Isotypus: FHO [cf. A.C. Hoyle 1023]).
    • Type locality: Nyasaland [MALAWI]. Near Port Herald [Nsanje, possibly Chididi], 900 m.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Löfstrand, S.D., Krüger, Å., Razafimandimbison, S.G. & Bremer, B. 2014. Phylogeny and generic delimitations in the sister tribes Hymenodictyeae and Naucleeae (Rubiaceae). Systematic Botany 39(1): 304–315. DOI: 10.1600/036364414X678116 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bridson, D. & Verdcourt, B. 1988. Rubiaceae (Part 2). In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa, pp. 415–747. ISBN 90-6191-337-3 Google Books [reprint 2019 by CRC Press]. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Nauclea nyasica. Accessed: 2023 October 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Nauclea nyasica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Nauclea nyasica. Published online. Accessed: 22 October 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Nauclea nyasica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 October 2023.

Vernacular names

Chi-Chewa: Mbvule