Neonauclea formicaria

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 formicaria

Name

Neonauclea formicaria (Elmer) Merr., Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 512 (1923)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Nauclea formicaria Elmer, Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 989 (1911)
    • Type: A.D.E. Elmer 11034 (June 1909; Isotypes: BISH [​BISH1004493 (577943)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], BM [​BM000540534^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], BO-1316896^(GBIF) [sterile], CAL [​CAL0000010615 (197728)], E [​E00130605^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], GH 00061060^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, L 0000909^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [destroyed by boatwreck in the Azores in 1998 during loan, vide Ridsdale 2008: 288], MO-716926 (4215017)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY [​NY00162891^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], US [​US00130644 (872971)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], WRSL, Z-000021884^(GBIF); cf. K [​K000729879^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, without any type indication]).
    • Type locality: [The Philippines.] Mindanao: District of Davao, Todaya (Mt. Apo).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Merrill, E.D. 1923. An Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants. Volume 3. 628 pp., Manila: Bureau of Printing. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Elmer, A.D.E. 1911. New and noteworthy Rubiaceae. Leaflets of Philippine Botany 3: 971–1046. BHL Reference page. 
• Ridsdale, C.E. 1989. A revision of Neonauclea (Rubiaceae). Blumea 34(1): 177–275. PDF. Reference page.  [see page 214]
• Ridsdale, C.E. 2008. Notes on Malesian Naucleeae. Reinwardtia 12(4): 285–288. DOI: 10.55981/reinwardtia.2008.54 [nonfunctional] (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Neonauclea formicaria (Elmer) Merr. (Least Concern) - Assessed by Energy Development Corporation (EDC) on 22 January 2021.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Neonauclea formicaria. Published online. Accessed: 9 January 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Neonauclea formicaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 January 2022.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Neonauclea formicaria 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. 
• 'DICOT TYPE'. Accessed: 30 November 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Neonauclea formicaria. Accessed: 2023 November 30.

Vernacular names

Cebuano: Ambabalod (Merrill 1923)
Winaray: Himbabalod (Merrill 1923)