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Neolamarckia

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Neolamarckia
Neolamarckia cadamba
Neolamarckia cadamba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Naucleeae
Genus: Neolamarckia
Synonyms[1]

Anthocephalus auct. non A. Rich.

Neolamarckia is a genus with one or two species of trees native to the Old World tropics.[2][1] It has often been confused with other genera, particularly Nauclea and Neonauclea to such an extent that descriptions of Neolamarckia may state incorrectly that its fruit is a capsule.[1]

Description

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The inflorescenes are spherical, containing many small flowers. The fruit is a drupe that sometimes separates into four sections.[1]

Species

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Botanical nomenclature

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The genus name was created to replace Anthocephalus, which had been based on two unrelated herbarium specimens, one of which was mislabelled. Consequently, the true Anthocephalus is a synonym of the genus Breonia, and a new name was needed for the trees that had been generally known by the incorrect name.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "!Neolamarckia Bosser", Flora Mesoamericana (in Spanish), retrieved 7 April 2016
  2. ^ Tao Chen and Charlotte M. Taylor, "Neolamarckia Bosser, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia. 6: 247. 1985", Flora of China online, vol. 19
  3. ^ J. Bosser (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, Section B, 6: 243–248