Ochreinauclea missionis

Ochreinauclea missionis

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: Ochreinauclea
Species: Ochreinauclea missionis

Name

Ochreinauclea missionis (Wall. ex G.Don) Ridsdale, Blumea 24(2): 332 (1978)

• Type: Wight in Wallich Cat. no. 6099 B (lectotype: K001123028^(mirror), without any type indication; Wallich Cat. no. 6099 A (syntype: K001123029^(mirror), without any type indication; possible isosyntype: K000030982^(mirror)).
• Type locality: [India.] Travancore.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Nauclea missionis Wall. [Cat. 6099 ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 392 (Oct. 1834), nom. nud.]; ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 467 (Nov. 1834); as N. Missionis
• Homotypic
  • Bancalus missionis (Wall. ex G.Don) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 277 (1891)
  • Sarcocephalus missionis (Wall. ex G.Don) Havil., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 33: 32 (1897)
• Heterotypic
  • Nauclea oblongata Miq. [ex Hohen., Flora 32: 557 (1849), nom. nud.]; ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3(7): 27 (1880), pro syn.
    • Type: Herb. Hohenack. 717 (cf. M0198414 [collected near Tellitscherry[​Thalassery], without type indication], U.1568931 [collected near Tellitscherry, without type indication]).
    • Type locality: [India.] Malabar.

Misapplied names

• Cephalanthus orientalis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 95 (1753), pro parte?
  • Note: according to Haviland (1897: 33) and Merrill (1915: 533), the pre-Linnaean name 'Katou Tsjaca' mentioned by Rheede in Hortus Malabaricus 3: 29, t. 33 (1682) and cited by Linnaeus (1753) stands for Ochreinauclea missionis, but there exist other candidates and Rheede's t. 33 has been designated as lectotype for one of them, i.e. Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia Sér. 4, 6(3): 247 (1984 publ. 1985); see also Ridsdale (1976: 184–185).
• Nauclea elliptica Dalzell & A.Gibson, Bombay Fl.: 118 (1861), nom. illeg. [= Neonauclea purpurea (Roxb.) Merr.], non (R.Br. ex G.Don) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 512 (1843) [≡ Uncaria elliptica R.Br. ex G.Don], pro parte
  • Note: see Ridsdale (1978: 333) and 'TYPE' in K (K000030983^(mirror)).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India (Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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. 
• Ridsdale, C.E. 1978. A revision of the tribe Naucleeae s.s. (Rubiaceae). Blumea 24(2): 307–366. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 95. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Wight, R. & Walker-Arnott, G.A. 1834. Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis: containing abridged descriptions of the plants found in the peninsula of British India, arranged according to the natural system. Vol. I. XXXVII+480 pp. Parbury, Allen, & Co., London. BHL Reference page. 
• Dalzell, N.A. & Gibson, A. 1861. The Bombay flora: or, short descriptions of all the indigenous plants hitherto discovered in or near the Bombey presidency; together with a supplement of introduced and naturalised species. 332 pp. Bombay: Education Society's Press, Byculla. BHL Reference page. 
• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1880–1882. The Flora of British India Vol. 3. Caprifoliaceae to Apocynaceae. 712 pp. London: L. Reeve. 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. 
• 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. 1976. A revision of the tribe Cephalantheae (Rubiaceae). Blumea 23(1): 177–188. PDF. Reference page. 
• Bosser, J. 1984. Sur le type du Cephalanthus chinensis Lam.: Neolamarckia, nouveau nom pour Anthocephalus auct. non A. Rich. (Rubiaceae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 4^e série, Section B, Adansonia, Botanique, Phytochimie 6(3): 243–248. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ochreinauclea missionis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 January 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ochreinauclea missionis. Published online. Accessed: 7 January 2022.
• IUCN: Ochreinauclea missionis (Wall. ex G.Don) Ridsd. (Vulnerable)
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ochreinauclea missionis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 January 2022.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: നീർവഞ്ചി

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