Neonauclea kentii

Taxonavigation

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

Neonauclea kentii (Merr.) Merr., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5(no. 15): 540 (1915)

Typus: Bur. Sci. 15440 [J. Reillo] (August 1912; isotypus: L 0000925, lost by boatwreck in the Azores in 1998 during loan, see Ridsdale 2008: 288; photocopy: L.3955626).
Type locality: The Philippines. Basilan.

Basionym
- Nauclea kentii Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 8: 43 (1913)
Heterotypic
- Nauclea mindanaensis Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 8: 44 (1913)
  - Typus: Copeland 1630 (February 1905; not seen by Ridsdale 1989: 228); For. Bur. 13385 F.W. Foxworthy, DeMesa & A. Villamil (29 May 1912; paratypus: K 000729868^(mirror)), R.S. Williams 2148 (February 1905; paratypus: US 02370268-707850).
  - Type locality: [The Philippines.] Mindanao:
    - Copeland and Williams: San Ramon.
    - Foxworthy et al.: District of Zamboaga, Siay River.
- Neonauclea mindanaensis (Merr.) Merr., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5(no. 15): 541 (1915); not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 228) and Govaerts (2003) [cited as Neonauclea kentii]
Misapplied names
- Neonauclea media auct. non (Havil.) Merr.: Seeber, Weidelt & Banaag, Dendr. Charact. Imp. For. Tr. E. Mindanao: 360, f. 218 (1979)
  - Note: see Ridsdale (1989: 228).

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

Merrill, E.D. 1913. Studies on Philippine Rubiaceae, I. The Philippine Journal of Science, Section C. Botany 8(1): 31–64. 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.

Ridsdale, C.E. 1989. A revision of Neonauclea (Rubiaceae). Blumea 34(1): 177–275. PDF. Reference page. [see pages 228–229.]
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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Neonauclea kentii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 January 9. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Neonauclea kentii. Published online. Accessed: 9 January 2022.
IUCN: Neonauclea kentii (Merr.) Merr. (Endangered)
Tropicos.org 2022. Neonauclea kentii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 January 2022.

Tagalog: Kent Tiroron