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Nauclea xanthoxylon

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Name

Identification
Nauclea xanthoxylon (A.Chev.) Aubrév. [family RUBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Aubréville, Sarcocephalus xanthoxylon A.Chev. [family RUBIACEAE ] Verified by Chevalier, A.,
Related name
  • Nauclea xanthoxylon
  • Sarcocephalus xanthoxylon
Common name
  • ‘badi’ des marais (= nauclea of the swamp)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

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Entry for Nauclea xanthoxylon (A Chev.) Aubr. [family RUBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
Names
Nauclea xanthoxylon (A Chev.) Aubr. [family RUBIACEAE]
Common names
French ‘badi’ des marais (= nauclea of the swamp).
Uses
Phytochemistry: alkaloids
Products
french: Badi des marais
Description
A small tree of swamp-forest; native of the Congo basin, but recorded present in Ivory coast (? introduced) (1).Alkaloids have been reported in the plant (2).
References
References:1. Aubréville, 1959: 3: 268. 2. Oliver, B, 1960: 82, as Sarcophalus xanthoxylon.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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