Naucleeae is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Rubiaceae Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), 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 Petiole ( ...

and contains about 183

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

in 24

genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...

Species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

belonging to Naucleeae occur from

Australasia Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia). The term is used in a number of different context ...

, tropical

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

, tropical

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

, and to the

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and

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Genera

Currently accepted names *''

Adina Adina may refer to: Places India * Adina Deer Park, a deer sanctuary in Malda district, West Bengal * Adina Kottige, a village in Karnataka * Adina Mosque, a ruined mosque in West Bengal Other countries * Adina, Ghana, a town in the ...

'' Salisb. (4 sp) *''

Adinauclea ''Adina'' is a genus of 12 species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are shrubs or small trees, native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. Description ''Adina'' is a genus of shrubs and small trees. The terminal vegetative buds are ...

'' 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 ''Nauclea nyasica'' is a species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was originally described as ''Burttdavya nyasica'' by Hoyle in 1936 as the only species in the genus ''Burttdayva''. The species (and genus) was transferred to ''Nau ...

'' Hoyle (1 sp) *''

Cephalanthus ''Cephalanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. There are five Extant taxon, extant species that are commonly known as buttonbush. Description They are shrubs or small trees growing to tall. The leaf, ...

'' 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 taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following ...

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

Gyrostipula ''Gyrostipula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found on the Comoros and Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and ...

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

Haldina ''Adina cordifolia'', synonym ''Haldina cordifolia'', is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to southern Asia, from India east to China and Vietnam and south to Peninsular Malaysia. ''Adina cordifolia'' is a deciduous tree th ...

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

Ludekia ''Ludekia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a p ...

'' Ridsdale (2 sp) *'' Mitragyna'' Korth. (7 sp) *'' Myrmeconauclea''

Merr. Elmer Drew Merrill (October 15, 1876 – February 25, 1956) was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through ...

(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 ''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 ...

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

Uncaria ''Uncaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It has about 40 species.''Uncaria'' At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Kew Gardens Website. (see ''External links'' below). Their Range (biology), distribut ...

'' Schreb. (40 sp) Synonyms *''Fleroya'' Y.F.Deng = '' Mitragyna'' *''Hallea'' J.-F.Leroy = ''Mitragyna'' *''Metadina'' Ridsdale = ''

'' *''Pseudocinchona''

A.Chev. Auguste Jean Baptiste Chevalier (June 1873, in Domfront – June 1956, in Paris) was a French botanist, taxonomist, and explorer of tropical Africa, especially of French colonial empire in Africa that included Côte d'Ivoire. He also explored an ...

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References

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