Rubiaceae
Nauclea

Nauclea pobeguinii (Pobég.) Merr.

First published in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 536 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Zambia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Ntore, S. & Lachenaud, O. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Rubiaceae (Tribu XIII-XV): 1-101. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Sarcocephalus pobeguinii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lebrun, J.P. (1973). Énumération des plantes vasculaires du Sénégal: 1-209. Maisons Alfort: Institut d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Compère, P. [1632] Congo, Republic of the K004260263 Yes
Germain, R. [331] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004260264 Yes
Dubois, L. [992] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004260255 Yes
White, F. [3385] Zambia K:SPC-13890.000 No
Fay, J.M. [2025] Central African Republic K004260252 Yes
Lisowski, S. [C-732] Congo, Republic of the K004260254 Yes
Liben, L. [2503] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004260257 Yes
Luke, Q.; Bujo, F. [14570] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004260253 Yes
Fay, J.M. [4296] Central African Republic K004260248 Yes
Sita, P. [2796] Congo, Republic of the K004260247 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [19077] Zambia K004260332 Yes
Evrard, C. [3932] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004260261 Yes
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [813] Cameroon K004260246 Yes
Spinage, C.A. [343] Central African Republic K004260251 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F4889] Zambia K004260329 Yes
Bos, J.J. [4890] Cameroon K004260244 Yes
White, F. [3385] Zambia K004260331 Yes
Evrard, C. [4364] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004260258 Yes
s.coll. [4608] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004260260 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [945] Zambia K004260334 Yes
Lisowski, S. [16234] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004260262 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [11564] Gabon K004260259 Yes
Letouzey, R. [M367] Cameroon K004260245 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3693] Zambia K004260330 Yes
Spinage, C.A. [343] Central African Republic K004260249 Yes
Donis, C. [2867] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K004260256 Yes
White, F. [3321] Zambia K004260333 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0