Nauclea xanthoxylon

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: Nauclea
Species: Nauclea xanthoxylon

Name

Nauclea xanthoxylon (A.Chev.) Aubrév., Fl. For. Côte d'Ivoire ed. 2, 3: 264, 268 (1959)

• Note: not accepted by Ntore & Lachenaud (2022) [cited as N. gilletii (De Wild.) Merr. var. gilletii].

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Sarcocephalus xanthoxylon A.Chev. [Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franç. 1: 144 (1913)], Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 18: 181 (1938)
    • ⧼Types⧽:
      • Holotype: A.J.B. Chevalier 6299 (20 November 1902; P {P00080608^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P00080609^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P00080610^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P00080611^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}).
      • Paratype: R.P. Tisserant 2199 (25 June 1927).
    • Type locality: [Central African Republic.]
      • Chevalier: Haut-Chari: [​Nana-Grébizi?], Pays des Mandjias, à proximité de la Nana, près du poste des Trois Marigots, galeries forestières.
      • Tisserant: Oubangui: Pays Morouba, dans les galeries.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Ivory Coast West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aubréville, A. 1959. La flore forestière de la Côte d’Ivoire, ed. 2, Vol. 1 (PDF), Vol. 2 (PDF), Vol. 3 (PDF). Nogent-sur-Marne (Seine), France: Centre Technique Forestier Tropical. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chevalier, A. 1938. Note sur quelques Sarcocephalus africains. Revue de botanique appliquée et d'agriculture coloniale 18(199): 176–190. Persée. Reference page. 
• Ridsdale, C.E. & Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr, R.C. 1975. A synopsis of the African and Madagascan Rubiaceae — Naucleeae. Blumea 22(3): 541–553. PDF Reference page.  [see page 548.]
• Ntore, S. & Lachenaud, O. 2022. Flore d'Afrique Centrale, nouvelle série, Spermatophyta - Rubiaceae - Tribu XIII. Hymenodictyeae, Tribu XIV. Naucleeae et Tribu XV. Cinchoneae. 101 pp. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Nauclea xanthoxylon. Published online. Accessed: 16 January 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Nauclea xanthoxylon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 January 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nauclea xanthoxylon in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 3 February 2022.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Nauclea xanthoxylon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 21. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Nauclea xanthoxylon. Accessed: 2023 October 22.

Vernacular names

français: Badi des Marais