Taxonomy and nomenclature Nauclea orientalis



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nauclea orientalis known common names leichhardt tree, cheesewood, yellow cheesewood, , canary cheesewood. known leichhardt pine due overall shape of tree, though not conifer. leichhardt pine , however, more commonly used kadam or burrflower tree (neolamarckia cadamba), closely related species. 2 confused together, native range of leichhardt trees not extend india kadam trees common. known chiefly bangkal in philippines. regional variations of name include balikakak, kabag, kabak, mabalot, , malbog. closely related , confused bongkol or bulubangkal tree (nauclea subdita). called kanluang in thailand.


among djabugay people of australia, known gadugay. among kuku yalanji, known kabal. jawoyn people call jirrib or wowerlk. in various other languages of indigenous australians, names leichhardt trees include kaapi or kalpi in pakanh, atulwanyj in uw oykangand, atulganyj in uw olkola. in avoidance speech (uw ilbmbanhdhiy or respect language ), known oboy in uw oykangand , opoy in uw olkola.


the common name leichhardt tree australian explorer ludwig leichhardt, encountered tree in first expedition moreton bay port essington (from october 1, 1844 december 17, 1845). mistakenly identified closely related sarcocephalus , remarked on preponderance near large riverbanks.


leichhardt trees belong genus nauclea classified under tribe naucleeae, subfamily cinchonoideae of coffee family (rubiaceae).


the species first described cephalanthus orientalis carl linnaeus in first edition of species plantarum, transferred genus nauclea in second edition in 1762. specific epithet orientalis means eastern . generic name nauclea comes greek naus ( ship ) , kleio ( close ). unknown why, no part of plant remotely boat-like. explanation linnaeus using different parts of plants when first described species , may have erroneously attributed boat-like part of plant species. might reference shape of fruit cells.








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