Naucleopsis

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Naucleopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Castilleae
Genus: Naucleopsis
Miq.
Species[1]

25; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Acanthosphaera Warb. (1906 publ. 1907)
  • Ogcodeia Bureau (1873)
  • Palmolmedia Ducke (1939)
  • Uleodendron Rauschert (1982)

Naucleopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family, Moraceae. It includes 25 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Honduras to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.[1]

Species[edit]

25 species are accepted.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Naucleopsis Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

Further reading[edit]

  • Shrestha, T.; Kopp, B.; Bisset, N. G. (1992). "The Moraceae-based dart poisons of South America. Cardiac glycosides of Maquira and Naucleopsis species". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 37 (2): 129–143. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(92)90071-X. PMID 1434687.

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