Neolamarckia

Life-forms

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: Neolamarckia
Species: N. cadamba – N. macrophylla
Name

Neolamarckia Bosser, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 6: 247. (1984)

Type species: Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 6: 247. (1984)

References

Bosser, J.M. 1984. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia: Botanique Phytochemie 6: 247.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Neolamarckia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sept. 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Neolamarckia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 21 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Neolamarckia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sept. 21.

Vernacular names
English: Kadam

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

Neolamarckia cadamba, native to east Asia, south Asia, and southeast Asia
Neolamarckia macrophylla, native to south Asia, and southeast Asia

Botanical nomenclature

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

"!Neolamarckia Bosser", Flora Mesoamericana, retrieved 7 April 2016 (in Spanish)
Tao Chen and Charlotte M. Taylor, "Neolamarckia Bosser, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia. 6: 247. 1985", Flora of China online, 19
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