Neonauclea superba

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 superba

Name

Neonauclea superba (S.Moore) S.Moore, J. Bot. 64(Suppl. 1): 146 (1926)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Nauclea superba S.Moore, J. Bot. 62(Suppl.): 46 (1924)
    • Typus: H.O. Forbes 1473 (BM, L, lecto); H.O. Forbes 1474 (1881–1882; BM {BM000797233^(JSTOR), BM000797234^(JSTOR)}; iso(syn)typi: A 00061065^(JSTOR), GH {00061066^(JSTOR), 00107023^(JSTOR)}, L {0000957^(JSTOR), 0000958} [lost by boatwreck in the Azores in 1998 during loan, vide Ridsdale 2008]; photocopy: L.3955639).
    • Type locality: [Indonesia.] S.[Sumatra]: Lampongs, S. W. of Goenoeng[Gunung] Trang, near stream in virgin forest, 450 ft.
• Heterotypic
  • Nauclea purpurascens f. latifolia Korth. ex Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 182 (1869); not accepted by Ridsdale (1989: 211) [cited as Neonauclea superba]
    • Typus: Teijsmann [8865] (BO).
    • Type locality: [Indonesia.] Sumatra orient.: in prov. Palembang, prope Muara-Duwa[Muara Dua].
  • Nauclea purpurascens var. latifolia (Korth. ex Miq.) Havil., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 59 (1897), pro syn. sub Nauclea nicobarica Havil. [= Neonauclea excelsa (Blume) Merr.]

Notes

• Ridsdale (1989: 211) also placed Nauclea grashoffii Valeton ex K.Heyne, Nutt. Pl. Ned.-Ind., ed. 2, 2: 1394 (1917), nom. nud. here, but Govaerts (2003) treats that name as an unplaced name.

Misapplied names

• Nauclea grandifolia auct. non Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16, 4(2, Cur. Post.): 81 (1827) [= Uncaria macrophylla Wall.]: Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 3: 538 (1861)
  • Note: see Ridsdale (1989: 211).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Moore, S. 1924. Gamopetalæ. In: Dr. H. O. Forbe's Malayan plants. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 64(Suppl.): 46–48. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Miquel, F.A.W. 1860–1861. Sumatra, zijne plantenwereld en hare voortbrengselen. Flora van Nederlandsch Indië, Eerste bijvoegsel. XXIV+656 pp., 4 tt. C. G. van der Post, Amsterdam; C. van der Post Jr., Utrecht; Fried. Fleischer, Leipzig. 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. 
• Ridsdale, C.E. 1989. A revision of Neonauclea (Rubiaceae). Blumea 34(1): 177–275. 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.  [see page 288.]

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Neonauclea superba. Published online. Accessed: 30 January 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Neonauclea superba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 January 2022.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Neonauclea superba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 28. Reference page.