Newbouldia

Newbouldia is a genus of plants in the family Bignoniaceae native to Africa. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Newbouldia laevis (common name: boundary tree).[1]

Newbouldia
Newbouldia laevis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Clade: Crescentiina
Clade: Paleotropical clade
Genus: Newbouldia
Seem. ex Bureau
Species:
N. laevis
Binomial name
Newbouldia laevis
(P.Beauv.) Seem. ex Bureau

The tree has a wide distribution across West and Central Africa. It is often planted as a boundary marker.[2] It also has various medicinal uses.[3][4]

It is called ewe Akoko in Yoruba people of west Africa and Ogilisi by the Igbo people.

References

  1. Newbouldia - Plants of the World Online
  2. Blench, Roger (23–26 June 2015). The translocation of useful trees in African prehistory (PDF). 8th International Workshop for African Archaeobotany. Modena, Italy.
  3. Useful Tropical Plants
  4. Feedipedia


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