Naucleeae is a

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s in the

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Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules a ...

and contains about 183

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in 24

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

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belonging to Naucleeae occur from

Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologic ...

, tropical

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Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Afric ...

, tropical

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, and to the

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and

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Genera

Currently accepted names *''

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'' Salisb. (4 sp) *''

Adinauclea ''Adinauclea'' is a monospecific genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Colin Ernest Ridsdale in 1978. The genus contains only one species, viz. ''Adinauclea fagifolia'', which is found in Sulawesi and the Moluccas ...

'' Ridsdale (1 sp) *''

Breonadia ''Breonadia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by in 1975. The genus contains only one species, viz. ''Breonadia salicina'', which is found in tropical and southern Africa from Mali and Benin east ...

'' Ridsdale (1 sp) *''

Breonia ''Breonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. Most species are trees, rarely shrubs. Species *''Breonia boivinii''(species:Breonia boivinii, Wikispecies) George Darb ...

A.Rich. Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852). Biography Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Fren ...

DC. Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...

(20 sp) *''

Burttdavya ''Burttdavya'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Hoyle in 1936. The genus contains only one species, viz. ''Burttdavya nyasica'', which is a tree found in Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique ...

'' Hoyle (1 sp) *''

Cephalanthus ''Cephalanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are about six species that are commonly known as buttonbush. Description They are shrubs or small trees growing to tall. The leaves are simple, arranged in opposite ...

'' L. (6 sp) *''

Corynanthe ''Corynanthe'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 wi ...

'' Welw., including ''Pausinystalia'' Pierre ex Beille (8 sp) *''

Fleroya ''Mitragyna'' is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. Members of this genus contain antimalarial and analgesic indole alkaloids. The Rubiacae are the fifth-largest family of f ...

'' Y.F.Deng (3 sp) *''

Gyrostipula ''Gyrostipula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found on the Comoros and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ...

'' J.-F.Leroy (3 sp) *''

Haldina ''Haldina cordifolia'', syn. ''Adina cordifolia'', is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, the sole species in the genus ''Haldina''. It is native to southern Asia, from India east to Yunnan and Vietnam and south to Peninsular Malaysia. I ...

'' Ridsdale (1 sp) *'' Janotia'' J.-F.Leroy (1 sp) *'' Ludekia'' Ridsdale (2 sp) *'' Metadina'' Ridsdale (1 sp) *''

Mitragyna ''Mitragyna'' is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. Members of this genus contain antimalarial and analgesic indole alkaloids. The Rubiacae are the fifth-largest family of f ...

'' Korth. (7 sp) *'' Myrmeconauclea''

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(4 sp) *''

Nauclea ''Nauclea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The species are evergreen trees or shrubs that are native to the paleotropics. The terminal vegetative buds are usually strongly flattened. The generic name is derived from the ...

'' L. (10 sp) *'' Neolamarckia'' Bosser (2 sp) *'' Neonauclea''

(68 sp) *'' Ochreinauclea'' Ridsdale & Bakh.f. (2 sp) *'' Pertusadina'' Ridsdale (4 sp) *''

Sarcocephalus ''Sarcocephalus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It holds two species of shrubs or trees native to tropical Africa. ''Sarcocephalus latifolius'' has edible fruits known as African peach, Guinea peach, Sierra Leone peach o ...

'' Afzel. ex R.Br. (2 sp) *'' Sinoadina'' Ridsdale (1 sp) *''

Uncaria ''Uncaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It has about 40 species.''Uncaria'' At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Kew Gardens Website. (see ''External links'' below). Their distribution is pantropical, with most speci ...

'' Schreb. (40 sp) Synonyms *''Hallea'' J.-F.Leroy = ''

'' *''Pseudocinchona'' A.Chev. ex Perrot = ''

References

Cinchonoideae tribes Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel {{Cinchonoideae-stub