NAUCLEA ORIENTALIS

This member of the Rubiaceae family was given this name by Carl Linnaeus in 1762. It is found in western Australia and tropical Asia, growing in rich but well drained soil with some water and some sun. It can grow up to fifteen meters with a stem of 45 centimetres. The flowers are yellow to orange and white. The genera name is a variant of naucula; 'a little ship', referring to the valves of the fruit. The species name means 'of the Orient' - eastern. SubFamily: Cinchonoideae Tribe: Naucleeae. Adina orientalis (L.) Lindeman ex Bakh.f. Bancalus cordatus (Roxb.) Kuntze Bancalus grandifolius Kuntze Bancalus macrophyllus Kuntze Bancalus orientalis (L.) Kuntze Cadamba nocturna Buch.-Ham. Cephalanthus orientalis L. Mitragyna parvifolia. Nauclea annamensis (Dubard & Eberh.) Merr. Nauclea coadunata Roxb. ex Sm. Nauclea cordata Roxb. Nauclea elmeri Merr. Nauclea glaberrima Bartl. ex DC. Nauclea grandifolia DC. Nauclea lutea Blanco Nauclea ovoidea (Pierre ex Pit.) N.N.Tran Nauclea roxburghii G.Don Nauclea stipulacea G.Don Nauclea undulata Roxb. Nauclea wallichiana R.Br. ex G.Don Platanocarpum cordatum Korth. Sarcocephalus annamensis Dubard & Eberh. Sarcocephalus bartlirgii Miq. Sarcocephalus buruensis Miq. Sarcocephalus coadunatus (Roxb. ex Sm.) Druce Sarcocephalus cordatus (Roxb.) Miq. Sarcocephalus glaberrimus (Bartl. ex DC.) Miq. Sarcocephalus orientalis (L.) Merr. Sarcocephalus ovatus Elmer Sarcocephalus ovoideus Pierre ex Pit. Sarcocephalus papagola Domin Sarcocephalus undulatus (Roxb.) Miq.