ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Nauclea orientalis

Name author: (L.) L.

A species in the Rubiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Nauclea
Species: Nauclea orientalis
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1762

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Nauclea orientalis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

37 synonyms in this snapshot

Acrodryon orientalisName author: Spreng.
Adina orientalisName author: (L.) Lindeman ex Bakh.f.
Bancalus grandifoliusName author: (DC.) Kuntze
Bancalus orientalisName author: (L.) Kuntze
Cadamba nocturnaName author: Buch.-Ham.
Cephalanthus orientalisName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Nauclea annamensisName author: (Dubard & Eberh.) Merr.
Nauclea annamensisName author: (Dubard & Eberh.) N.N.Tran
Nauclea coadunataName author: Roxb. ex Sm.
Nauclea cordataName author: Roxb.
Nauclea elmeriName author: Merr.
Nauclea glaberrimaName author: Bartl. ex DC.
Nauclea grandifoliaName author: DC.
Nauclea leichhardtiiName author: F.Muell.
Nauclea luteaName author: Blanco
Nauclea macrophyllaName author: Blume
Nauclea orientalis var. pubescensName author: (Kurz) Craib
Nauclea ovoideaName author: (Pierre ex Pit.) N.N.Tran
Nauclea roxburghiiName author: G.Don
Nauclea stipulaceaName author: G.Don
Nauclea undulataName author: Roxb.
Nauclea wallichianaName author: R.Br. ex G.Don
Platanocarpum cordatumName author: (Roxb.) Korth.
Sarcocephalus annamensisName author: Dubard & Eberh.
Sarcocephalus buruensisName author: Miq.
Sarcocephalus coadunatusName author: (Roxb. ex Sm.) Druce
Sarcocephalus cordatusName author: (Roxb.) Miq.
Sarcocephalus cordatus var. glabraName author: Kurz
Sarcocephalus cordatus var. pubescensName author: Kurz
Sarcocephalus glaberrimusName author: (Bartl. ex DC.) Miq.
Sarcocephalus orientalisName author: (L.) Merr.
Sarcocephalus ovatusName author: Elmer
Sarcocephalus ovatus var. mollisName author: Koord. & Valeton
Sarcocephalus ovoideusName author: Pierre ex Pit.
Sarcocephalus papagolaName author: Domin
Sarcocephalus undulatusName author: (Roxb.) Miq.
Sarcocephalus undulatus var. buruensisName author: (Miq.) Havil.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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