Illustration of Neonauclea purpurea as Nauclea purpurea in Roxburgh (1796)

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 purpurea

Name

Neonauclea purpurea (Roxb.) Merr., Interpr. Herb. Amboin.: 483 (1917)

  • Typus: Roxburgh s.n. (not seen by Ridsdale 1978: 340).
  • Type locality: [India.] Coromandel[Andhra Pradesh]: Moist valleys among the Circar mountains.

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Nauclea purpurea Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1(3): 41, t. 54 (1796)
  • Homotypic
    • Bancalus purpureus (Roxb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 277 (1891)
  • Heterotypic
    • Nauclea elliptica Dalzell & A.Gibson, Bombay Fl.: 118 (1861), nom. illeg., non (R.Br. ex G.Don) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 512 (1843) [≡ Uncaria elliptica R.Br. ex G.Don], pro parte; not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 340), Govaerts (2003) and Ruhsam (2005) [cited as Neonauclea purpurea]
      • Typus: Dalzell s.n.
      • Type locality: [India.] Near Sura, and the village of Hoolun, not far from Chorla Ghaut.

Notes

Wight & Arnott, Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 392 (1834) cited the pre-Linnaean mention 'Katou Tsjaca' by Rheede in Hortus Malabaricus 3: t. 33 (1682) as Nauclea purpurea Roxb., but it is less likely to be the case since descriptions on their flower colours, forms of stigma, and cross sections of fruits do not agree well (Ridsdale 1976: 185).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • India (Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Roxburgh, W. 1795–1798. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel; selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors of the East India Company, / by William Roxburgh, M.D. ; Published, by their order, under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. ; Vol. I. Fasc. 1: colum. 1–28, lám. 21–25 (V.1795) Fasc. 2: colum. 29–40, lám. 26–50 (XI.1795) Fasc. 3: colum. 41–56, lám. 51–75 (VIII.1796) Fasc. 4: colum. 57–68, lám. 76–100 (I–III.1798) London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
  • Merrill, E.D. 1917. An Interpretation of Rumphius's Herbarium Amboinense. 595 pp., Manila, Bureau of Printing. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • 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. 
  • 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. 
  • 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. 
  • Ridsdale, C.E. 1976. A revision of the tribe Cephalantheae (Rubiaceae). Blumea 23(1): 177–188. PDF. Reference page. 
  • Ridsdale, C.E. 1978. A revision of the tribe Naucleeae s.s. (Rubiaceae). Blumea 24(2): 307–366. 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. 
  • Ruhsam, M. 2005. Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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